This is cool, slick stuff, ready to quench the thirst of an audience that misses the summer blockbusters.
The Transporter (2002)
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Reviews Counted:121
Fresh:64
Rotten:57
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: The Transporter delivers the action at the expense of coherent storytelling.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis:
Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary "transporter" who moves goods - human or otherwise -...
Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary "transporter" who moves goods - human or otherwise - from one place to another. No questions asked.
Carrying out mysterious and sometimes dangerous tasks in his tricked-out BMW, Frank adheres to a strict set of rules, which he never breaks. Rule One: Never change the deal. Rule Two: No names - Frank doesn't want to know whom he's working for, or what he's transporting. Rule Three: Never look in the package.
Frank's newest transport seems no different from the countless ones he's done in the past. He has been hired by an American known only as "Wall Street" (see Rule Two) to make a delivery, but when Frank stops along route, he notices his "package" is moving. Violating Rule Three, Frank looks inside the bag, finding its contents to be a beautiful, gagged woman.
Frank's steadfast adherence to his other two rules - which make up his basic code of survival - also quickly falls, hurtling him and his new companion on a road leading to shocking secrets, deadly complications, and the last thing Frank ever expected to come to believe: that rules are made to be broken. -- © 20th Century Fox
Starring: Jason Statham, Shu Qi, Matt Schulze, Francois Berleand
Starring: Jason Statham, Shu Qi, Matt Schulze, Francois Berleand, Richard Young, Doug Rand, Didier Saint Melin, Tonio Descanvelle
Director: Corey Yuen
Director: Corey Yuen
Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Producer: Steven Chasman, Luc Besson
Composer: Stanley Clarke
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Reviews for The Transporter
Thankfully, it doesn't run out of action and, in British actor Jason Statham, has found an intriguing new action hero.
Generates more belly laughs than intrigue in its haphazard character development and plot twists.
The last 40-odd minutes are essentially one fight, pushed to the point of absurdity.
Almost everything about the film is unsettling, from the preposterous hairpiece worn by Lai's villainous father to the endless action sequences.
There's some outrageously creative action in The Transporter ... [b]ut by the time Frank parachutes down onto a moving truck, it's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman.
Under Cory Yuen's capable direction, The Transporter will give you a good ride -- but you won't feel you've gotten very far when it's over.
A movie that, despite flaws, is so fun and thrilling that you sometimes can't believe what you're seeing.
The Transporter screams its devotion to style over substance with slick action sequences, fast cars and breathtaking stunts. Every scene is designed to feature the next big fight, chase or explosion.
There's very little room for dialogue but that's what makes The Transporter so much fun.
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