Movie review
March 26, 2025 · 116 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for A Working Man.
Woke representation / casting
Supporting roles and background show diverse Chicago demographics including a Latino family business that fits the urban premise; one reviewer called it noticeably heavy but the film places no emphasis on identity or quotas.
Woke political dialogue
No activist language, lectures, or identity-based arguments appear in the script or performances.
Identity-driven story themes
The narrative follows traditional protector, military honor, and fatherhood themes centered on rescuing a kidnapped girl from traffickers without race, gender, or sexuality politics.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Corruption involves specific criminals and possibly corrupt individuals but receives no systemic framing against police, capitalism, patriarchy, or Western institutions.
Review
A Working Man is a 2025 action thriller starring Jason Statham as Levon Cade, a former Royal Marine black ops soldier now working construction in Chicago. When his boss's daughter is kidnapped by human traffickers connected to the Russian mafia, Cade returns to his violent skills to rescue her and expose deeper corruption. The film delivers standard revenge action and family loyalty themes adapted from Chuck Dixon's novel with no noticeable woke elements, identity politics, political lectures, or representation-first messaging in story, marketing, or execution.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant; straightforward adaptation of the original novel with no ideological alterations.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Limited to one conservative review citing secondary casting and a single apologetic scene; no broader audience or media complaints label the film as woke or agenda-driven.
Creator track record context
Key creatives show low or anti-woke patterns: Stallone and Dixon lean conservative or traditional, Ayer and producers remain commercial with minimal activism.
Production
