The Transporter
2002 Directed by Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen Kwai
Synopsis
Rules are made to be broken.
Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.
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Stupid but fun Statham actioner.
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File under: Guilty Pleasure
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I've never been a big fan of the Stath. Sure, I liked him in Guy Ritchie's gangster films and I've recently taken to Crank but when he upped sticks and moved to California I didn't take him seriously. I remember watching the first 10 minutes of the Transporter in 2002 and thinking it was a pile of shite. The Stath clearly wasn't ready for a Hollywood career. He'd not yet grown into the leading man role. He's since developed a style that better suits his gruff personality. In the Transporter he plays it as a cross between Jackie Chan and Bruce Willis. You can see why the studios saw dollar signs. I wasn't seeing it but thankfully the Transporter is…
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Frank: Transportation is a precise business."The Transporter," is a film I'd expect most critics to hate. It's action heavy, with little character development, a predictable plot, and a mediocre script. In my eyes, this is definitely not a great film, but it does stands above an average flick, and does make for a fun watch.
For one, the star is Jason Statham, and I can't say as to why exactly, but I find Statham to be an actor worth watching, even if his films are a little samey. It might be because he's the grumpiest person ever put on screen, it might be because he's a total badass, it might be his charisma, it might be because he…
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It's very hard to dislike Jason Statham in anything he does, no matter how bad it might be; he automatically gets a bit of a free pass from me. When I first watched The Transporter, I really dug it. On probably my third or fourth rewatch, I'm afraid I can see past the enjoyment of Stath and through to the problems it sadly has as a movie. As possibly one of Statham's most well known auctioneers, the one that first defined him, is anchored solely by his charisma yet weighted down by threadbare narrative, characterisation and ultimately style.
Perhaps I was for a long time tricked by the fact the first 30 minutes are actually pretty decent; it's a very…
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For an action film, The Transporter is quite good, although compared to films in general, it's pretty average. Jason Statham is a good action star and delivers the sort of performance that could be expected from this type of film. As with most action films, the villains are shit and Statham dutifully puts them in their place.
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Stupid but fun Statham actioner.
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For an action film, The Transporter is quite good, although compared to films in general, it's pretty average. Jason Statham is a good action star and delivers the sort of performance that could be expected from this type of film. As with most action films, the villains are shit and Statham dutifully puts them in their place.
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Surprising that this and KISS OF THE DRAGON came out the same year, shared a writer, were both filmed in France, had the same production company and shared some cast members. The difference between the two is style.
This holds up very well as a simple, fun, entertaining action flick. Worst thing about it is probably the soundtrack, and the occasional bad CG. Statham has some charm, swagger and nice action chops.
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File under: Guilty Pleasure
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I've never been a big fan of the Stath. Sure, I liked him in Guy Ritchie's gangster films and I've recently taken to Crank but when he upped sticks and moved to California I didn't take him seriously. I remember watching the first 10 minutes of the Transporter in 2002 and thinking it was a pile of shite. The Stath clearly wasn't ready for a Hollywood career. He'd not yet grown into the leading man role. He's since developed a style that better suits his gruff personality. In the Transporter he plays it as a cross between Jackie Chan and Bruce Willis. You can see why the studios saw dollar signs. I wasn't seeing it but thankfully the Transporter is…
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In the mood for mindless entertainment and The Stath delivers...
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Originally posted here: shelfheroes.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/the-transporter.html
Utterly joyful action B-movie starring Jason Statham as Frank “The Transporter” Martin, a man paid to... transport things. An uncomplicated chap, he will deliver any cargo no questions asked and only bound by three personal rules – the deal is the deal, no names, and never EVER open the package. He efficiently goes about his business, keeping his nose clean and living a simple life on the French coast – that is until he breaks his own mantra and looks in the duffel bag he is delivering for criminal kingpin Wall Street (seriously, his name is Wall Street) and discovers the beautiful kidnapped and gagged Lai (Qi Shu). He suffers a crisis of conscience that sets…
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'You don't need your mouth to pee.'
In this film we get to see Statham kick absolute ass. Not just one ass, but multiple asses, for almost an hour-and-a-half we get nothing but car chases and ass kicking...sometimes both at once.
Not to mention -
1) A Nick Stahl lookalike villain with charisma.
2) Statham literally wearing blood at one point.
3) PS2 gun special effects.
4) The most hilariously awful parachute effect ever.
5) Kick-ass cars.
6) An angry asian man who is 99% gay.
7) A kick-ass climax.This movie in two words? ...Kick-ass.
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One cool fight scene doesn't make up for 90 minutes of stupid action movie cliches. And why did they make every gun, including fucking handguns, shoot tracer bullets? That's not how bullets work.