Jason Statham is my new Hero!

Oh, my, Gosh! (Commas included for added emphasis.) Recently, Mom, Molly and I saw The Transporter and The Transporter 2. We all three loved both movies, mainly because of the hunky star. Jason Statham is my new favorite action movie hero, with his chiseled looks and smooth fighting skills.

Now, those of you who have seen what he looks like but not seen him in action may be wondering if I've been smoking crack lately. Rest assured, I have not. Once you see him in action, it is hard to deny his natural talent. Statham, who debuted his acting career in "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", was first an Olympic diver. After finishing 12th in the World Championship in 1992, Statham went on to become a model and a "black market" salesman. While working for French Connection, he was introduced to Guy Ritchie and thus began his career as an actor. Obviously, this brief history should tell you that he has both the body and the attitude to be an action star (the body coming from being a model and an Olympic diver, the attitude coming from being a salesman for the "black market").

According to www.imdb.com, Statham has a background in martial arts, which aids him in his endeavor to perform as many of his own stunts as possible. This includes filming fight sequences, scuba diving underwater, climbing up nearly vertical objects and driving in car chases. For me, knowing that he does most of his own stunt work makes him even more appealing. And that sexy five o'clock shadow he maintains so well...ay carrumba! (I never actually took Spanish, so I don't know if I spelled that correctly. Can someone please tell me?)

If you are reading this entry and find yourself wondering if I am ever going to stop babbling about how gorgeous Statham is, your prayers are answered. Not only is Statham a good-looking man, he is a talented actor with a broad range of emotions. Since I don't feel justified calling myself an expert on his movie career (having only seen a few films he's made), I will base my praise off of the films he's been in that I have seen.

"Snatch" is one of my favorite movies. True, I don't own it (on DVD anyway, which nowadays is the only way to own a movie), but I thoroughly enjoy it every time I see it. Statham is one of the main characters in this movie. He portrays a character that gets thrown into an awful position due to circumstance. In this role Statham exudes a certain amount of anxiety in a realistic way. However, while some actors performances can bear down on an audience, he manages to keep his performance light enough to be funny.

Statham is also great at "seriousness." For instance, take his role in "The Transporter 2." The look on his face for 99 percent of the movie is stone cold. And it doesn't get old! He fits his character, an ex-military man whose life revolves around his work. As he gets angrier in the film, it comes through in his face and actions subtlely enough to be believable for his character.

Anyway, I know that I have raved enough about the gloriousness of Jason "Hottie" Statham for one day. In fact, it has taken me quite a few days to write this post, simply because I've been so busy at work. It's hard getting to do all the things I want to do online because I'm usually too busy nowadays (2nd time I've used that word, and I love it!) to have time to get to goof off. I actually have to work when I'm here, as crazy as that sounds. Hopefully I'll get to add another post tomorrow, since it is supposed to be a slower day at work. I guess I'm going to go now and get back to actually doing homework and other not-so-fun things.