Reserve a special place in hell for movies that end up awful when they don’t have to be (…) The movie seems untouched by originality or human hands. The title character, created by novelist Donald E. Westlake under the name Richard Stark, is a career criminal with no first name. He inspired many movies – one, 1967’s Point Blank, with Lee Marvin, is top-tier. Another, 1999’s Payback, with Mel Gibson, at least aspires to be. Parker, with Jason Statham in the lead, inspires only disgust (…) That’s it – a formula action movie that hits its formula marks as if no one expected more. I do expect more. So do Westlake fans. This Parker spits in our collective eye. Don’t blame us for spitting back. — Peter Travers