Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes on one of his victim's sons, Steve McKenna, as his apprentice. Arthur puts him through a rigorous training period and brings him on several hits. As Steven improves, Arthur worries that he'll discover who killed his father.
The Mechanic has generally received positive reviews.
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The Mechanic was released in 1972 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 132 reviews, giving The Mechanic (1972) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 75%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 58%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Mechanic than critics were.
With a score of 66%, The Mechanic is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1972, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1972 with similar scores include films like Slaughterhouse-Five, Super Fly and Made.
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