In the latest episode of “Jason Statham Takes On,� otherwise known as “A Working Man,� directed by David Ayer, our hairless hero takes on the Chicago branch of the Russian mob, as well as a crew of meth-dealing bikers, a shady bartender or two, and anyone else who stands in his way.
The corrupt cops are just collateral damage.
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