It's an attractive action film with an interesting mingle of suspense, brutal martial arts, bloody combats and shootouts . Mike Fallon (Scott Adkins) is an exceptional hitman who makes all his jobs look like accidents. He is a stone cold killer whose methodical hits baffle the police and delight his clients. He is the best at what he does. He goes into a rage when he finds out that his former girlfriend has been murdered, and it seems that the killers are members of his execution team (Ray Stevenson, Michael Jai White, Ray Park, Ross O'Hennessy and Amy Johnston) . Fallon is forced to rip apart the life he knew in order to hold those accountable and avenge the one person who actually meant something to him. This awakens in Fallon an insatiable thirst for revenge. Along the way, he'll confront heinous murderers , and starring Fallon/Scott Adkins being forced into action and steadily butchering his relentless enemies , while inching ever closer to the long-awaited bloody conclusion. Taking Them One Mishap at a Time !. Accidents can Happen, he can Guarantee It !. Based on the Hit Comic Book Series !. Six Assassins. One Killer.. Violence first. Questions later. Doing whatever it takes to chase down individuals for vengeance !
A solid medium budget action with some elements of comedy. Violent tale with full of noisy action and fights in a comic-book style. Scott Adkins plays this "Accident Man" in his own style, who will have to face all his fellow assassins, each one more deadly than the other, if he wants to find the real culprit of the death of the only person who has ever really mattered to him. Adkins is pretty good , proving his exceptional fight skills as a tough hitman, who makes his hits look like accidents or suicide, but he seekd vendetta when a loved one is dragged into the London underworld and murdered by his own crew . Adkins/Fallon get to work doing what he does best: cracking skulls and breaking bones, as he chases down the various assassins who have been duped.
Renowned British action director Jesse V Jackson directs this fast-paced and ultra-violent action thriller that is full of likeable dialogue in Guy Ritchie style, brutal fights, shootings and explosions, spectacular slow motion and a very wild humor that adapts the graphic novel of the same name by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner.
Alongside Atkins, the gang of assassins are played by the recently deceased Ray Stevenson, Michael Jai White, Ray Park, Ross O'Hennessy and the fight stunt Amy Johnston. This feature film also features sympathetic performances by Ashley Green as the lover of the protagonist's ex-girlfriend, David Paymer, as the cunning accountant of the criminal group, Nick Moran as corrupt entrepreneur, and Leon Finnan as a young Mike Fallon, among others.
The motion picture was well directed Jesse V. Johnson who made with Scott Adkins 8 films. He's a craftsman, a writer and director , expert on action and thriller movies , such as: Savage Dog (2017), accident man (2018), Avengement (2019),Triple Threat (2019), The Mercenary (2019), Hell Hath No Fury (2021), Debt Collectors 2 (2020), White Elephant (2022), in Boudica (2023), One Ranger (2023), among others. Rating: 6.5/10. The flick will like to action genre enthusiasts and Scott Adkins fans.
Followed by an inferior sequel: ¨Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday¨ (original title) by Directors: George Kirby, Harry Kirby with Scott Adkins, Ray Stevenson, Perry Benson, Sarah Chang, George Fouracres . The Accident Man is back and this time he must beat the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father figure.
