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Transporter 2 (2005)

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Reviews Counted:111

Fresh:56

Rotten:55

Average Rating:5.4/10

Consensus: A stylish and more focused sequel to The Transporter, the movie is over-the-top fun for fans of the first movie.

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Jason Statham returns in his signature role: ex-Special Forces operative Frank Martin, aka "The Transporter." Now retired in Miami, Martin makes a living driving for a wealthy family, including... Jason Statham returns in his signature role: ex-Special Forces operative Frank Martin, aka "The Transporter." Now retired in Miami, Martin makes a living driving for a wealthy family, including twin brothers with whom he has unexpectedly bonded. But when the boys are abducted, Martin must use all his skills to bring them to safety and discover the kidnapper's master plan. -- © 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta

Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng, Keith David, Hunter Clary, Shannon Briggs, Francois Berleand

Director: Louis Leterrier

Director: Louis Leterrier
Screenwriter: Robert Mark Kamen, Luc Besson
Producer: Steven Chasman, Luc Besson
Composer: Alexandre Azaria
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Undemanding punters are guaranteed 90 minutes of dopey, derivative and gloriously disposable entertainment.

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12/06/05
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Sure, it's blissfully energetic, but it's also exhaustingly idiotic.

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12/06/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

I'm pretty sure Transporter 2 is the dumbest movie I've ever seen.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment 3 Comments
01/07/06
David Cornelius
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The sequel is a better film than the original, as if writer-producer Luc Besson had a clearer idea of what he wanted to do (and didn't want to do).

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09/01/05
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From bang-up beginning to blow-up ending, this trip is clearly just good escapist fun.

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An otherwise cruddy-looking assemblage of action-sequel clichés that benefits from Frank's dry-cleaned monosyllabic intensity but suffers from just about everything else.

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09/02/05
Amy Biancolli
Amy Biancolli
Houston Chronicle

...the plot has some crucially unclear exposition, and the stunt concepts are insanely implausible...but, somehow, that doesn’t stop the whole from being absurdly pleasurable

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09/08/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

The original Transporter was a surprise hit in 2002, and this second installment will not disappoint.

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09/09/05
AskMen.com Staff
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AskMen.com

The movie is streamlined and of a singular, rowdy and rousingly delivered purpose. Hurrah for spectacle.

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09/02/05
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Now Playing Magazine

The scene involving a bomb planted on the bottom of Martin's Audi A8 is bound to provoke an astonished gasp of disbelief from even the most action-movie-averse viewer.

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09/02/05
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