Parker (2013 film)

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Parker
Directed byTaylor Hackford
Produced by
  • Les Alexander
  • Steven Chasman
  • Taylor Hackford
  • Sidney Kimmel
  • Jonathan Mitchell
Screenplay byJohn J. McLaughlin
Based onFlashfire 
by Donald E. Westlake
StarringJason Statham
Jennifer Lopez
Music byDavid Buckley
CinematographyJ. Michael Muro
Editing byAndrew Weisblum
Studio
  • Incentive Filmed Entertainment
  • Sierra Pictures
  • Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Distributed byFilmDistrict
Release date(s)
  • January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25)
Running time118 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$46.3 million[2]

Parker is a 2013 American 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.[3] 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 longtime 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. Filming in Palm Beach attracted a significant amount of local media attention, and was said to have increased the area's holiday interest.[4] Additionally, Parker's filming in New Orleans helped its local film industry.[5] It premiered in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 24, 2013, and was released in the United States on January 25. Reviews have been generally mixed[6] with some film critics finding Statham appropriate and well-fitted for the role of Parker and praising the work of Lopez as providing comedic relief. Many other critics felt it was a poor adaptation of the book, and typical of Statham's sub-par action films of the past few years.

Contents

  • 1 Plot
  • 2 Cast
  • 3 Production
    • 3.1 Conception
    • 3.2 Pre-production
    • 3.3 Filming
  • 4 Marketing
  • 5 Release
  • 6 Critical response
  • 7 References
  • 8 External links

Plot

Parker (Jason Statham) is a professional thief, who doesn't steal from the poor or hurt innocent people. His mentor Hurley (Nick Nolte) asks him to do a five-man job with a crew he doesn't know, which consists of Melander (Michael Chiklis), Carlson (Wendell Pierce), Ross (Clifton Collins Jr.) and Hardwicke (Michah Hauptman). The job is successful, but Parker refuses to go further with another plan that will earn them millions. They shoot him and leave him to die in a lake. Having barely survived, he is found by a family who take him to the hospital, where he chokes out a male nurse, steals his uniform, and escapes. He robs a check cashing store to get funds, shooting one proprietor in the leg, and stealing a woman's car parked outside. Parker tells Hurley that he wants to go after Melander for double-crossing him, who he later discovers is in Palm Beach, Florida for another heist. The crew learn that he is alive, and uses their mob connections to get a hit-man named Kroll (Daniel Bernhardt) to go after Parker. He tries to kidnap Hurley's daughter and Parker's girlfriend Claire (Emma Booth). She narrowly escapes and goes into hiding at a Fish Camp. Hurley is worried and suggests Parker run away with Claire, but he refuses, completely intent on revenge against Melander.

Parker travels to Palm Beach and poses as a Texan named Daniel Parmitt. Leslie Rodgers (Jennifer Lopez) is a depressed, unsuccessful real-estate agent living with her mother (Patti LuPone), and 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 only takes interest in a house that a man named Rodrigo is renting. In reality, Rodrigo is Melander, and is staying in this house with the crew in anticipation of a $50 million dollar jewelry auction from which they plan to steal jewels. Leslie becomes suspicious and eventually finds out that Daniel Parmitt is a fake identity. She offers her knowledge of the area as help to Parker, if he will give her a commission. He considers it after making her strip to make sure she isn't wearing a wire. Together, they plan to steal the jewels from Melander after he robs them from the auction. Leslie kisses Parker, but he stops it from going any further.

Before the auction, Melander's crew disguise themselves as movers to plan their heist. They soon learn that Parker is in Palm Beach, and send Kroll to kill him. After a bloody fight, Kroll stabs Parker through the hand, but ends up falling from a balcony and dying. The next morning, local detective Jake Fernandez (Bobby Cannavale) arrives with questions for Leslie about Daniel after learning that she was in business with him. She is shocked when she discovers a bloody Parker hiding in her house, and tells Jake that Daniel was a waste of her time. At her workplace, Leslie is horrified when she watches a video of Kroll's death online, which was filmed by local onlookers. When she gets back to her condo, Claire is there stitching up Parker's wounds. Leslie is hurt, believing she had a chance to be with Parker romantically. Claire goes back into hiding at the Fish Camp.

The crew successfully steal the jewels at the auction, and swim back to the house, where a weak and injured Parker has already arrived. Worried that Parker might get hurt, Leslie makes her way to the house and begins snooping around the garden. She is found and taken inside, where the crew abuse and grill her with questions, assuming she is working with Parker. Melander finds Parker and a fight ensues. Carlson starts to molest Leslie, and she shoots him multiple times with a gun she noticed under the table. Melander is eventually killed after Parker stabs and shoots him. 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 that she never did have a chance to be with him, and they part ways. Six months later, Parker goes to Chicago and kills the mafia boss who hired Kroll to kill him. A year later, Leslie receives a hefty box in the mail containing thousands of dollar bills. 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, and they credit the stranger they rescued, who they think was an angel sent to test them.

Cast

  • Jason Statham as Parker[7]
  • Jennifer Lopez as Leslie Rodgers[3]
  • Michael Chiklis as Melander[8]
  • Wendell Pierce as Carlson[9]
  • Clifton Collins Jr. as Ross[9]
  • Bobby Cannavale as Jake Fernandez[9]
  • Patti LuPone as Ascension[10]
  • Carlos Carrasco as Norte[11]
  • Micah A. Hauptman as August Hardwicke[8]
  • Emma Booth as Claire[9]
  • Nick Nolte as Hurley[3]
  • Daniel Bernhardt as Kroll[11]

Production

Conception

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.[12] He had also been depicted in several films including Point Blank (1967) and Payback (1999), among others.[12] 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. [10] Alexander hired a friend of his named John McLaughlin to write the screenplay for Parker, and then director Taylor Hackford became involved.[10] 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.[13]

Hackford directed the film, and Steven Chasman, Hackford, Alexander, Sidney Kimmel, and Jonathan Mitchell produced.[14] 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."[7] 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".[10]

Pre-production

On April 18, 2011, Justin Kroll of Variety reported that Statham would play the role of Parker.[7][15] 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."[16] 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".[12] During the film, Parker is seen posing as a priest and a wealthy Texan named Daniel Parmitt from San Antonio, Texas.[17][18]

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".[19] 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).[3] 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, and was happy with her performance.[20] Leslie is a "savvy insider" who's "short on cash, but big on looks, smarts and ambition."[21] Initially, she only partners with Parker for her own financial gain, but eventually becomes romantically involved with Parker.[22] Owen Tonks of Daily Mail noted that "The couple's relationship grows stronger and Leslie falls for Parker as the storyline develops".[23] Additionally, Tonks noted that Leslie is "likely to be completely different" from Lopez's true personality.[23] Wendell Pierce, Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Chiklis, Patti LuPone, and Emma Booth also co-starred in Parker.[3][17] 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.[10]

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".[24] 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."[5] Playbill later confirmed that production for the film had begun on August 4, 2011, in New Orleans.[25] Filming briefly moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana from August 5–9.[26]

Parker was also filmed in Palm Beach, Florida, where Lopez and Statham were spotted that September.[16][27] Palm Beach County Film and Television's commissioner Chuck Elderd was pleased with the shooting for Parker. He said: "From the commission’s position, we knew when Taylor Hackford was going to shoot [Parker] we were going to get gorgeous shots of Palm Beach County and incredible aerials, which we got a taste of in the trailer as a plane flies over Palm Beach and West Palm Beach. And the action scenes make Boca Raton look great."[4] Additionally, Elderd noted that filming in the area attracted more attention to Palm Beach, therefore lifting its interest.[4] 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".[10] According to Robert Janjigian of the Palm Beach Daily News, Palm Beach were "star-struck" and "ready for its close-up" during filming.[28] 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."[29] Cinematographer J. Michael Muro shot the film with Red Epic digital cameras and Hawk V-Lite anamorphic lenses.[30]

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.[31] 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.[32] In January 2012, filming for Parker concluded in Miami.[33]

Marketing

Originally, Parker was set to be released on October 12, 2012.[3] 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.[34] Matt Goldberg of the website Collider noted that it would have probably lost to these films if it had been released that October.[35] 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".[36] 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.[36]

The film's first promotional poster was unveiled on October 1, 2012.[37] Its theatrical trailer was released on October 4, 2012.[38] Collider commented that despite this being a slightly different film than what Statham is known for, the trailer "still has its share of clichés".[39] 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.[40] 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".[38] On January 3, 2013, Digital Spy unveiled another promotional poster for Parker.[41]

Release

On January 18, 2013, Parker premiered at Muvico Parisian 20 in West Palm Beach. Proceeds from this exclusive screening, attended by Statham and Hackford, benefited the Palm Beach Film Institute.[42] Its red carpet premiere, in which members of the cast were in attendance, took place on January 24, 2013, at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.[43] In the United States, Parker was released on January 25, 2013.[22] After opening across 2,224 theaters in the United States,[44] Parker under-performed during its opening weekend, grossing slightly over $7 million and opening at number five at the box office.[45] This was two million shy of what it was predicted to earn prior, and was considered a bomb.[46][47] 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.[48]

Critical response

Some critics drew comparisons between Parker and crime-thriller Out of Sight (1998), in which Lopez starred alongside George Clooney.

Parker received mixed reviews from film critics. Metacritic gave the film a score of 46 out of 100 based on 21 reviews from mainstream critics, which signifies "mixed or average" reviews.[49] Based on 93 reviews sampled by another review aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a "Rotten" rating from critics, with 41% positive reviews and an average rating of 4.8/10.[6] John Semley of Slant Magazine was not receptive of Parker, panning its "painfully slapdash script",[50] 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".[51] 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".[52] Alonso Duralde of The Wrap called the film a "bore" considering Statham's potential as an action star,[53] with Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal also negative, and opined that it sets a "tin standard" for crime thrillers.[54]

Variety's Brian Lowry praised Hackford for fashinoing 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".[55] While reviewing Lopez's performance, several critics drew comparisons to the film she starred opposite George Clooney in 15 years earlier, Out of Sight (1998). 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."[56] Additionally, Farber said its Palm Beach locations "enhance the movie’s persuasive atmosphere" and praised Statham as making a "convincingly bruised protagonist".[56] A.O. Scott of The New York Times gave Parker a positive review, enjoying Lopez "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."[57] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times positively reviewed the film, calling it a "faithful adaption" of Flashfire,[58] although film reviewer James Berardinelli was displeased with the lack of development Leslie's character had, 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."[59]

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".[60] Peter Howell of the Toronto Star said the film started off "promisingly" but ended "predictable",[61] 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."[62] Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly's review was along the same lines, calling it "unremarkably generic" and "insanely bloody".[63]

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External links

  • Official website
  • Parker at the Internet Movie Database
  • Parker at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Parker at Metacritic
  • Parker at Top Hollywood Movies

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