Although Jason Statham has often proven himself to be a versatile actor, ultimately he prefers to stick to his best discipline – namely in tough action films from “The Transporter” to “Fast & Furious” to most recently “The Beekeeper”. “. In it he can take off his shirt, let his fists fly and make quick jokes at his numerous opponents. Statham regularly delights his audience with hard, old-fashioned genre dishes. With “Blitz – Cop-Killer Vs. Killer-Cop” you can even see one of his roughest songs on free TV today – albeit with some drawbacks.
RTL 2 shows “Blitz” today, February 23, 2024 from 10:05 PM. The problem: Because the unabridged “Blitz” version received a rating of 18 from the FSK, only the edited version of the film, which is suitable for children aged 16 and over, will be shown.
We assume this is a version released on DVD alongside the uncut disc – and in which almost four minutes are missing. If you want to enjoy “Blitz” in its entirety, you can either watch the 3:50 replay, which should at least theoretically show the entire film, or, just to be on the safe side, use one of the streaming services. alternatives. For a few euros you can get the full-length film as a paid video-on-demand on AppleTV, GooglePlay, MagentaTV or Amazon Prime Video, among others.
If you’re an Amazon Prime customer, you can also stream the movie there for free. All you have to do is sign up for the seven-day free trial of the Filmtastic channel, which is definitely worth it. If you do not want to cancel again, you will pay 3.99 euros per month after the trial period.
What awaits you in “Blitz”? Solidly staged, hard-hitting action entertainment that is quite predictable and immediately forgotten after watching, but is still certainly entertaining. Normally at this point we would of course also offer you the trailer for the film by director Elliott Lester (“Vendetta”) – but since even the preview is for 18 years and older, for once we cannot help you with that .
That’s what ‘Blitz’ is about
Hardened officer Brant (Statham) is assigned a very special case that even bothers him. Because he is hunting a serial killer (Aidan Gillen, “Game Of Thrones”) who is targeting police officers. That his shy colleague Nash (Paddy Considine) is mainly responsible for his research, “House Of The Dragon”) doesn’t necessarily make Brant’s job any easier. Since coming out, Nash has had problems at the station. And Brant doesn’t have a high opinion of his new partner at first, but all that becomes irrelevant when the cop killer strikes again…