Parker (2013 film)

Parker

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Taylor Hackford
Produced by
  • Les Alexander
  • Steven Chasman
  • Taylor Hackford
  • Sidney Kimmel
  • Jonathan Mitchell
Screenplay by John J. McLaughlin
Based on Flashfire 
by Donald E. Westlake
Starring Jason Statham
Jennifer Lopez
Music by
Cinematography J. Michael Muro
Edited by Mark Warner
Production
company
  • Incentive Filmed Entertainment
  • Sierra Pictures
  • Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Distributed by FilmDistrict
Release dates
  • January 25, 2013
Running time
 118 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $35 million
Box office $48.5 million

Parker is a 2013 American action crime thriller film directed by Taylor Hackford. Starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez, the film is adapted from Flashfire, the 19th Parker novel, written by Donald Westlake under the name Richard Stark.

Primarily set in Palm Beach, Florida, the film revolves around professional thief Parker (Statham), who is double-crossed by his crew. He sets out for revenge on them, travelling to Palm Beach, where he enlists the help of Leslie (Lopez), who assists him in a quest to steal what his former crew, headed by a man named Melander (Michael Chiklis), rob in their jewelry auction heist. As the story develops, Leslie falls for Parker, who remains faithful to his girlfriend Claire (Emma Booth).

Parker marked a departure in Hackford's career, as he had hoped to make it his first film noir. The film, produced on a "mid-30s" budget, was conceived following Westlake's 2008 death, when producer Les Alexander secured the rights to it.

It premiered in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 24, 2013, and was released in the United States on January 25. Reviews were generally mixed, leaning towards the negative, with many film critics feeling that it was a poor adaptation of the book, and typical of Statham's sub-par action films of the past few years. Others found Statham well-fitted for the role of Parker and praised Lopez for providing comedic relief. It grossed $48.5 million worldwide at the box office.[2]

Plot

Parker (Jason Statham) is a professional thief, specializing in planning big robberies. His mentor Hurley (Nick Nolte) asks him take charge of a job with a crew he doesn't know, consisting of Melander (Michael Chiklis), saving Parker a parking spot, Carlson (Wendell Pierce), Ross (Clifton Collins Jr.), and Hardwicke (Michah Hauptman). The job, taking the gate money from the Ohio State Fair, is successful, but Hardwicke ignored instructions, resulting with needlessly killing a man in a fire set as a distraction.

Parker, disgusted with the crew's unprofessional standards, refuses to participate in another robbery that could net them millions. Needing his share of the loot to finance the bigger job, and fearing he might take revenge, the crew decides to shoot Parker and leave him to die alongside a road. Hardwicke was to finish him off, shooting ground, he is found by a family of tomato farmers who take him to the hospital, where he subdues a male nurse, steals his uniform, and escapes. He then robs a check-cashing store, shooting one proprietor in the leg and stealing a woman's car.

Parker tells Hurley that he wants to go after the double-crossing Melander, whom he discovers is in Palm Beach, Florida for another heist. On learning that Parker is alive, the crew uses their mob connections to hire a hitman named Kroll (Daniel Bernhardt). He tries to kidnap Parker's girlfriend Claire (Emma Booth). She narrowly escapes and goes into hiding at a Fish Camp. Hurley, who is Claire's father, is worried and suggests Parker run away with her, but he refuses, completely intent on revenge against Melander.

Obtaining in Palm Beach a false ID as an Ecuador oil family immigrant Texan named Daniel Parmitt, looking for a place to live. Leslie Rodgers (Jennifer Lopez) is a depressed, unsuccessful real-estate agent living with her mother (Patti LuPone), struggling financially after a divorce. She is thrilled when Parker (as Parmitt) appears to become interested in her properties because she is desperate for a commission.

Leslie soon becomes suspicious when Parker shows interest only in a house that a man named Rodrigo recently purchased and is remodelling. In reality, Rodrigo is Melander, staying in the house with the crew in anticipation of a $50 million jewelry auction they plan to rob. Parker returns to plant his guns, find their weapons, disabling firing pins.

Leslie eventually finds out that Parker is using a fake identity. She offers her knowledge of the area in exchange for a commission. He considers it only after making her strip to show she isn't wearing a wire. Together, they plan to steal the jewels from Melander after he robs them from the auction. Leslie makes a pass at Parker, but he remains distant, though obviously attracted to her.

Before the auction, Melander's crew disguise themselves as delivery men. Meanwhile, Kroll learns that Parker is in Palm Beach, and he attempts to kill him. After a brutal and bloody fight, Kroll stabs Parker through the hand, but ends up falling to his death from Parker's hotel balcony. The next morning, Palm Beach Sheriff's Deputy Jake Fernandez (Bobby Cannavale) arrives with questions for Leslie after learning that she was in business with Daniel Parmitt. She is shocked when she discovers a bloody Parker hiding in her house with her mother's permission. At Parker's request, she contacts Claire, who comes to stitch up his wounds. The subsequent encounter makes it clear to Leslie that Claire is the woman in his life.

The crew successfully steals the jewels at the auction. They swim back to the house, where Parker has already arrived. Worried that Parker might need help, Leslie makes her way to the house and begins snooping around the garden. She is found and taken inside, where the crew abuse and question her, assuming she and Parker are working together. Parker kills Ross when he goes outside by stabbing him in the neck; others begin to panic.

Melander finds Parker and a fight ensues. Carlson starts to molest Leslie, but she shoots him multiple times with a gun she noticed under the table that Parker had planted. Parker, in spite of his wounds, is able to kill Melander. All members of the crew end up dead. Parker and Leslie arrange for the jewels to be hidden and for her to receive her cut. She tells him she knows now she never had a chance to be with him, and they part ways—Parker showing some regret as she leaves.

Six months later, Parker goes to Chicago and kills the syndicate boss who hired Kroll to kill him. A year later, Leslie receives two hefty boxes in the mail containing several million dollars. In the final scene before the credits, the tomato farmers who saved Parker's life are talking to somebody about how they got all this money that changed their lives. They credit the stranger they rescued, who they think was an angel sent to test them.

Cast

Production

Conception

Jason Statham stated that Parker, although an anti-hero, has a likable quality.

Prior to this film, Parker had first appeared decades earlier in the 1962 novel The Hunter, written by Donald E. Westlake, which spawned into a book series that included over twenty other novels.[9] He had also been depicted in several films including Point Blank (1967) and Payback (1999), among others.[9] Despite these films, Westlake always refused to let any of them use the character's name, saying he'd only allow that if they'd agree to adapt all the novels. In 2008, following Westlake's death, his wife Abby, having been contacted by Les Alexander, a television producer who was a longtime acquaintance of Westlake's, agreed to sell the rights to one Parker novel (including the right to use Parker's name), with the option of several more being adapted later if the first film was successful.[7] Alexander hired a friend of his named John McLaughlin to write the screenplay for Parker, and then director Taylor Hackford became involved.[7] When the film opened, Taylor Hackford said in an interview that he didn't think Westlake would have agreed to let Parker's name be used under these circumstances.[10]

Hackford directed the film, and Steven Chasman, Hackford, Alexander, Sidney Kimmel, and Jonathan Mitchell produced.[11] Hackford was excited to make Parker his "first sort of film noir", stating: "I don't want to get stuck in a genre. What I like the most about this piece of material is that you can take a genre piece like this and turn it into a great movie."[3] Speaking with Palm Beach Daily News about what led him to Parker, Hackford stated "I’m a fan of Donald Westlake. I really think he’s a fabulous writer … very unique in the area of crime because his Parker series". Hackford was attracted to Parker because he was a "strange character" and "sociopath" who, at the same time, isn't a sociopath, describing him as "compelling".[7]

Pre-production and casting

On April 18, 2011, Justin Kroll of Variety reported that Statham would play the role of Parker.[3][12] Of Parker, Statham has commented that he's "a man who lives by a certain moral code. ... So there’s a likeable quality to this anti-hero."[13] The actor noted that: "He’s involved in criminal activities but he perceives all business to be in some way crooked. He never steals from people he feels can’t afford it and he doesn’t hurt people that don’t deserve it", describing Parker as an "anti-hero".[9] During the film, Parker is seen posing as a priest and a wealthy Texan named Daniel Parmitt from San Antonio, Texas.[14][15]

Jennifer Lopez was cast as the film's female lead character named Leslie, an insider who helps Parker during a heist.

On June 21, 2011, it was revealed that Lopez was in talks to play "the female lead, a character named Leslie, who gets involved with Parker as he executes a heist".[16] Lopez's casting was confirmed, along with Nick Nolte, who played Parker's mentor. Lopez and Nolte previously worked together on the film U Turn (1997).[4] Hackford noted the role of Leslie as a departure from her other work, considering she has been acting in romantic comedies for the last several years.[17] Leslie is a "savvy insider" who's "short on cash, but big on looks, smarts and ambition."[18] Initially, she only partners with Parker for her own financial gain, but eventually becomes romantically involved with Parker.[19] Owen Tonks of Daily Mail noted that "The couple's relationship grows stronger and Leslie falls for Parker as the storyline develops".[20] Additionally, Tonks noted that Leslie is "likely to be completely different" from Lopez's true personality.[20] Wendell Pierce, Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Chiklis, Patti LuPone, and Emma Booth also co-starred in Parker.[4][14] In the novel Flashfire, Leslie wasn't of Cuban descent. However, Hackford cast Lopez in the role and decided to re-write her as Cuban, hiring Italian-American LuPone to play her "domineering" mother.[7]

Filming

According to executive producer Nick Meyer, Parker was produced on a "mid-30s" budget range, which he described as "pretty good", "given the caliber of the movie".[21] The Times-Picayune‍ '​s Mike Scott reported on June 23, 2011 that Parker would film in New Orleans for seven weeks starting July 18. Scott noted that filming in New Orleans was "good news" for the local film industry because it came "at a time that has historically seen a slowdown in major productions, due both to the oppressive heat and the arrival of hurricane season."[22] Playbill later confirmed that production for the film had begun on August 4, 2011, in New Orleans.[23] Filming briefly moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana from August 5–9.[24]

Parker was also filmed in Palm Beach, Florida, where Lopez and Statham were spotted that September.[13][25] In an interview with the town's local newspaper, Hackford said: "Palm Beach is a fascinating area. You’ve got this incredibly rich, exclusive enclave and right across the bridge you’ve got real life. And I was depicting both".[7] According to Robert Janjigian of the Palm Beach Daily News, Palm Beach were "star-struck" and "ready for its close-up" during filming.[26] Variety noted that locals were also "shook up" by helicopters, firetrucks and marine patrol boats, "bringing big-time filmmaking to an area better known for leisure-time activities."[27] Cinematographer J. Michael Muro shot the film with Red Epic digital cameras and Hawk V-Lite anamorphic lenses.[28]

Statham, who is a former diver for the British Olympic Team, performed all of Parker's stunts in the film. In one scene, Statham jumped out of the window of a fast-moving car for his character to escape being shot; this stunt was considered "really dangerous" and Hackford said he was "nervous when he went out that window" five or six times before the scene was finished.[29] In another scene, Statham had to hang off a building's balcony. The actor said he took a "real beating" from these scenes. He credited this to wearing a wire, which got in the way of filming and made things feel "restricted", because they ripped up his arms.[30] In January 2012, filming for Parker concluded in Miami and also in Columbus,Ohio.[31][32]

Marketing

Originally, Parker was set to be released on October 12, 2012.[4] However, the release date was moved back due to strong competition it would have faced at the box office from other films released around that time including Gangster Squad and Here Comes the Boom; the former of which later had its release date moved to January due to the 2012 Aurora shooting.[33] Matt Goldberg of the website Collider noted that it would have probably lost to these films if it had been released that October.[34] Boxoffice listed the pros of the film release, which were Statham's "consistent" performance at the box office and Lopez's appearance which "could help the film expand a bit beyond Statham's usual audience".[35] It also listed the cons, which are Lopez's presence that might "turn off some of Statham's usual audience" as well as heavy competition from multiple other films.[35]

The film's first promotional poster was unveiled on October 1, 2012.[36] Its theatrical trailer was released on October 4, 2012.[37] Collider commented that despite this being a slightly different film than what Statham is known for, the trailer "still has its share of clichés".[38] Joblo's Paul Shirley said "It's got a lot of the usual Statham action goodies", but with "source material and stellar cast" it has potential to be a theatrical hit.[39] Simon Reynolds of Digital Spy noted the pairing of "tough guy" Statham and "global superstar" Lopez to be "unlikely" but said Parker promises to "serve up some meaty action thrills".[37] On January 3, 2013, Digital Spy unveiled another promotional poster for Parker.[40]

Box office

Parker was released in 2,224 U.S. theaters on January 25, 2013, grossing slightly over $7 million and opening at number five at the box office.[41] This was two million shy of what it was predicted to earn prior, and the film was considered a box office bomb.[42][43] By the end of its 70 day North American release, Parker had grossed $17.6 million at the box office, placing it at the low end of Statham's wide release crime/action vehicles.[44] It finished in 118th place on the 2013 domestic release box office chart.[45] The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in the United States on May 21, 2013.[46][47] It was not one of the Top 100 selling DVDs of 2013, grossing a total of $11,274,235 on DVD and Blu-ray.[48][49][50]

Critical response

Parker received mixed to negative reviews from film critics. Based on 100 reviews compiled by Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a "Rotten" rating from critics, with 40% positive reviews. "A thoroughly generic and convoluted heist movie" was the site's summation of the critical consensus.[51] Metacritic gave the film a score of 46 out of 100 based on 21 reviews from mainstream critics, which signifies "mixed or average" reviews.[52] The studio required critics attending a press screening sign an agreement that none of their reviews would appear in print before the film opened.[53]

John Semley of Slant Magazine was not receptive to Parker, panning its "painfully slapdash script",[54] although the Miami Herald‍ '​s Connie Ogle felt that while it was a "stretch" with "absurdities", Statham "turns out to be a good choice to play the taciturn thief."[55] Christy Lemire, film critic for the Associated Press, felt that Statham is "not exactly pushing himself outside his comfort zone", and Lopez is "here to provide some comic relief as the wide-eyed fish out of water."[56] Alonso Duralde of The Wrap called the film a "bore" considering Statham's potential as an action star,[57] and Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal was also negative, saying that the film set a "tin standard" for crime thrillers.[58]

Variety‍ '​s Brian Lowry praised Hackford for fashioning the "50-year-old franchise into a neat-fitting outfit for Statham" which was "crisp and efficient", noting its use of Lopez to "good effect."[59] While reviewing Lopez's performance, several critics drew comparisons to the 1998 film Out of Sight in which Lopez starred opposite George Clooney 15 years earlier. Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter said the film's "biggest surprise" is Lopez's performance, in which she "downplays her glamorous image to give a refreshingly low-key portrayal of a put-upon, financially strapped working woman who manages to be useful to Parker when he least expects it." Additionally, Farber praised Statham as making a "convincingly bruised protagonist."[53] A. O. Scott of The New York Times gave Parker a positive review, enjoying Lopez's "exercising her talent for damsel-in-distress silliness" and said, "And if Parker is, in the end, business as usual, it is also a pretty good deal."[60] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times positively reviewed the film, calling it a "faithful adaption" of Flashfire,[61] although film reviewer James Berardinelli was displeased with the lack of character development for Leslie, criticizing the heavy amount of screen-time dedicated to Parker's girlfriend Claire (Emma Booth). Nonetheless, Berardinelli gave Parker a generally positive review, summarizing its action scenes as "crisply directed, brutal, and invigorating."[62]

Other critics panned Parker and its action sequences to be predictable and generic. Writing for The A.V. Club, Josh Modell said the film's beginning was "fairly strong", although the action "gets more predictable as it meanders toward its conclusion."[63] Peter Howell of the Toronto Star said the film started off "promisingly" but ended "predictable",[64] while the Montreal Gazette‍ '​s Bill Brownstein panned the film by stating, "Much gunplay and bloodletting ensues. The body count is high. Intrigue is low."[65] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly‍ '​s review was along the same lines, calling it "unremarkably generic" and "insanely bloody."[66]

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