It turns out, Jason Statham makes a pretty good Parker. If you’ve read any (or all) of the books in Richard Stark’s brilliant crime series, you know that a good Parker needs to be a man of few words.

How can the likes of Jason Statham, Mark Wahlberg, and Mel Gibson all fail to adapt the same beloved character? Each actor has taken a stab at bringing the career criminal to life in a film adaptation ...