It's about the usual for a sequel -- 2/3 of the quality of the original, but like its title character, it still delivers.
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09/01/05
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... [More]
Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta
Director: Louis Leterrier
Reviews for Transporter 2
Though both Transporter films are driven by the same empty-headed video-game slickness, Transporter 2 surpasses its less focused predecessor on almost every level.
09/01/05
Top CriticIf The Transporter was mindless fun, this sequel suggests there can be an IQ less than zero.
09/01/05
It's brainless, high-speed, popcorn fun.
09/01/05
Tell your mind to stay at home and watch the Cartoon Network if it wants more intelligent plotting than this.
09/01/05
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).
09/01/05
Top CriticOne scene, involving Frank's on-the-move solution for disarming a bomb under his car, is particularly impressive. However, that's just about all the film has going for it.
09/01/05
For its brief running time, Transporter 2 is all action and no logic, and I can't say I minded.
09/01/05
Doesn't run out of steam as quickly as the first one did. The Transporter 2 barrels right along, embracing its over-the-top stupidity in the process.
09/01/05
[Transporter 2] is for the most part exciting and very watchable, as is Statham, an understated hero who looks good in black.
09/01/05
Transporter 2 moves fast but goes nowhere -- it might be the first film to use a jet ski to jump the shark.
09/01/05
Interesting for the two or three people tracking the zeitgeist, but not terribly interesting for anyone else.
09/01/05
This ridiculously entertaining sequel is that rare part deux that leaves you hankering for part trois.
09/01/05
There is a purity to `Transporter 2' that even the most action-averse moviegoer should appreciate.
09/01/05
Stylish thriller positing Jason Statham as a James Bond candidate.
09/01/05
While we wait for a new Bond, Jason Statham's taciturn Frank Martin is filling in nicely.
08/31/05
Top Criticstylistically cool...sit back and enjoy the ride.
08/31/05
Despite weak bad guys, this parody of mindless action films with imbecilic car chases is actually relatively funny, thanks to Jason Statham's deadpan performance.
08/31/05
The greatest thing about the movie is Statham, a charismatic silent, deadly type who deserves to take the wheel behind a better franchise.
08/31/05
If I'd wanted to see a videogame in a movie theater, I would have brought my own.
08/31/05
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