Cole Reed (Jason Statham) is a former cop who has been working as the private bodyguard for billionaire shipping tycoon Manuel Tibu Campallo (Ramon Tikaram) for the past 5 years, and has become like a member of the family. One evening while driving his boss home in Bangkok, their car is ambushed during what appears to be a routine traffic stop. However, it appears that it may have been an inside job, with the police in on it. When Cole is targeted to take the fall for the crime, he finds himself on the run, trying to clear his name, and unlock who was behind this conspiracy. He takes the identity of one of the men involved in the ambush, ands boards a cargo ship, the Artemis, that belonged to Tibu’s company KMG.

Also aboard the ship is former Navy officer Angie Ellis (Annabelle Wallis), who was supposed to be on her way back home to Los Angeles to see her daughter, when she was called in by KMG as a last-minute replacement third mate for the crew of the Artemis. Separately, both Cole and Angie discover a group of people locked in a shipping container in the ship’s lower cargo hold. While Cole comes up with a plan to rescue the victims, Angie thinks she’s doing the right thing, reporting the incident to Captain Marko Madsen (Roland Møller), only to discover that he is in on the operation. She tries to contact the Navy to report the incident, but the signal is cut off. Now it becomes a game of cat and mouse as the captain and his crew of 20 ex-military and ex-mercenaries hunt the ship for Cole and Angie. Meanwhile, a nearby Navy ship briefly receives the distress signal, and Captain Adam Spencer (Adrian Lester) becomes suspicious as to what’s is happening aboard the Artemis.

Jason Statham had been making a lot of these one-word occupation-based action films. While Mutiny breaks from that naming convention, it still fits the familiar style and formula, and could have been easily been called Bodyguard. Some people scoff at these Statham action flicks, calling them stupid, or saying they’re all the same. However, I have been an avid fan and always look forward to them. He and Liam Neeson seem to be quite prolific in this genre. They’ve found a character they’re good at and just keep playing it. Like many of Statham’s roles, Cole is a man on a mission of vengeance, who will stop at nothing to achieve justice.

Mutiny is not deep, artsy or thought-provoking, and it’s never going to be nominated for an Oscar, but its a solidly entertaining action movie. You know exactly what your going to get in these kinds of Statham movies, and he never disappoints. Mutiny is fast-paced, and filled with lots of great action sequences, and takes some fun turns. Whenever it looks like the bad guys may have gotten the upper-hand, Cole always finds some way to turn things around. Mutiny is like Die Hard on a ship, with Cole moving about the Artemis, single-handedly taking down the bad guys one-by-one, using his fists, feet, knives, guns and whatever else he can get his hands on to turn into a weapon. However, this time around Statham has a co-star. Cole is not alone in his mission. While Angie may not have all the fighting prowess that Cole does, she does have other skills, and together they might just make it out of this situation alive, and save innocent people from being trafficked.

I first saw Mutiny in the theater, but it played just as well this second time around at home. It is a film that is just as entertaining on repeat viewings. Lionsgate has released Mutiny on Amazon-exclusive 4K UHD/Blu-ray Combo SteelBook, as well as a generally-available 4K UHD/Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital. We were sent the standard 4K/Blu-ray Combo Pack release for review, and found the he film’s visual presentation to be excellent, The picture looks pristine and flawless, with bold, beautiful colors, and an amazing level of detail, especially in faces and the rusty surfaces of the ship. The audio track is also quite impressive, capturing all of the action, from bullets flying across the screen, to the cracking of bones. It also provides a booming score and clear dialogue throughout. The fully-immersive track captures the ambiance of the ship, from the waves and weather on the upper deck, to the echoes of the shipping containers and metal corridors on the lower decks. Unfortunately the release is barebones when it comes to special features—the only bonus material included on the discs is the film’s trailer.

The 4K and Blu-ray discs are packed on either side of a standard 4K keepcase, along with a code for a Movies Anywhere compatible digital copy (it feels so strange saying that for a Lionsgate release!). The keepcase is placed inside an embossed cardboard slipcover with rounded corners.

What’s Included:

Film: (1:35:03)

4K UHD:
• 2160p / Widescreen 2.00:1
• HDR10
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos, English Descriptive Audio, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Audio
• Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French

Blu-ray:

• 1080p / Widescreen 2.00:1
• Audio: English Dolby Atmos, English Descriptive Audio, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Audio
• Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French

Digital:

• Movies Anywhere compatible 4K Digital Copy
• Code subject to expiration, may not be valid after 11/3/2027

Extras:

• Theatrical Trailer (2:22)

Final Thoughts:

Mutiny is another highly-entertaining Jason Statham action/revenge movie. Statham is true to form as this one-man wrecking machine who takes out a boat full of armed and well-trained enemies. While this could have been a totally solo effort, Annabelle Wallis makes a fun co-star to help him in his mission. Lionsgate’s 4K release looks and sounds amazing, but unfortunately the disc is barebones, just including the film’s trailer as bonus material. That said, this release comes recommended for any Statham fan. You can’t really go wrong with him in this type of role.