Metacritic reviews

It’s a solid notch in Statham’s career, but nothing that will change anyone’s mind about the actor.

Statham’s simmering charisma is on ample display here, and if he never quite convinces as an average Joe, he’s more than convincing as someone a bad guy should never want to see coming.

A Working Man is exactly what you expect when you unleash Statham on a noble mission.

It’s always been clear that Ayer is a sensitive guy, and you can tell that he delights in forcing Statham to embrace his vulnerable side.

It's a mindless good time.

In its more diverting moments, A Working Man echoes its no-fuss protagonist, executing compact action set pieces that eschew flashy CGI in favour of good-old-fashioned shootouts and hand-to-hand fighting. But that spareness too often belies the lack of ingenuity elsewhere.

Some of the movie’s cartoon mayhem is fun enough. The rest feels like, well, work.

David Ayer’s film proceeds as an unambiguous celebration of its hero’s vigilantism.

The beats become terribly repetitive even when the fight choreography is at times satisfying, and the R-rating at least allows for some CGI blood spurts. But in spite of the dreary tedium, there are moments of genuine levity that shine through the gloom, be they intentional or not.

Like a parody of a Jason Statham film, without any of the joy that might imply. This Working Man just doesn’t work.