Review: Jason Statham Goes to War at Sea in ‘Mutiny’

Jason Statham takes his fight to a cargo ship in Mutiny, a hard-edged action thriller from director Jean-François Richet. The movie gives Statham a clear mission, plenty of armed enemies, and tight spaces where one wrong turn can end in a body bag. It doesn’t ask viewers to study the plot too closely. It asks them to watch Statham break bones, fire guns, and hunt down the people who killed his friend. Mutiny (2026) Official Trailer - Jason Statham Statham plays Cole Reed, a former British soldier and police officer who works security for Thai shipping boss Tibu Campallo, played by Ramon Tikaram. Cole and Tibu have become close over the years, sharing quiet chess games while Tibu prepares to sell his company and retire. Tibu’s son, Kameron, played by Chaneil Kular, has no interest in taking over the family business. The deal turns deadly when Cole drives Tibu home from a company event. Gunmen ambush them, Tibu is killed, and Cole is set up to take the blame. The police can’t be trusted, so Cole goes underground and tracks a suspect to the Artemis, a massive cargo ship headed out to sea. Once aboard, Cole finds a bigger criminal operation than he expected. A shipping container holds ...