Heaven knows what Brian De Palma (originally slated to direct) would have made of it, but nuts-and-bolts man Simon West, with whom Statham remade The Mechanic, keeps things simple.

[It's] offbeat and entertaining enough to stand a fair chance of achieving cult status in future years.

Bar. Big breasts. Bodyguard. Jason Statham! Cockney, mate. Vegas, innit?

Could have been an interesting look at the downside of Las Vegas life. Or it could have been a kick-butt action movie. As it is, it is neither.