Rating of
3/4
The Transporter (2002)
MovieAddict - wrote on 01/19/12
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) well known to the criminal underworld as a driver for hire, a mercenary 'Transporter' who will deliver anything, anywhere – no questions asked – for the right price. Frank just has three simple rules: Number one, never change the deal. Number two, no names. And number three, never open the package. Frank accepts a job to transport a bag across France, on the way to his destination gets a flat tire and has to get the spare from the boot. Upon noticing that the bag moving Frank breaks one of his rules and suddenly finds himself on the run with a lovely Asian girl(Qui Shu) in tow and police and the bad guys on his tail.
One of the funniest battle scenes I've ever seen: Frank fighting off a bunch of bad guys in a pool of oil in a parking garage. As you can probably guess, he uses the slickness of the oil to his advantage. There’s more slipping and sliding than there is punching and kicking there but it all adds up to a lot of fun with its tongue-in-cheek attitude.
The cinematography is beautiful, with scenes of the French countryside, villas and underwater scenes filmed so beautifully that the movie just thrives on it and Jason Statham without a shirt is nice to look at as well.
