“I’m not violent, I’m just good at it.” Formerly known as Heat, the latest film from The Mechanic and Expendables 2 director Simon West is now going by the title Wild Card. The film is actually a remake of the 1987 film starring Burt Reynolds, and this time it’s Jason Statham in the lead role as Nick Wild (yes, the title is a stupid pun). This time, Statham is an ex-marine and a gambling addict, and of course he just wants to be left alone to start a new life in Las Vegas. But as is the case with all these movies, trouble finds him. Be prepared to laugh at how bad this looks in this French trailer, with some terrible dialogue.
Wild Card is directed by Simon West (The Expendables 2, Con-Air, The Mechanic) and written by William Goldman, based on his own novel Heat. Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss (Milo Ventimiglia). Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortune and this time, it’s all or nothing.
The film focuses on Nick , a former gambler who tries to save his friends at a casino, including a young woman who has been abused.
In one particularly memorable scene, one of Nick’s associates uses a pair of pruning shears to cause some serious damage to her male enemy.
