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The Transporter (2002)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:12

Rotten:15

Average Rating:5/10

Consensus: The Transporter delivers the action at the expense of coherent storytelling.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violent sequences and some sensuality

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Oct 11, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $25,221,889

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 [More]

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

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  • Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is the best as what he does: transporting dangerous or illegal goods with no questions asked. But his last shipment, a beautiful young woman kidnapped by international slave traders, brings deadly complications to his delivery plans. Now Frank must kick into overdrive in a nonstop action-packed fight to save his precious cargo - and his life.
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    Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
    04/08/09
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    Jason Statham uses his smoldering charisma to great effect.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
    04/16/08
    Hank Sartin
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    Chicago Reader
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    Kills time between car chases and martial-arts bouts with random scuba-diving footage apparently culled from producer–co-writer Luc Besson's The Big Blue.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    10/22/02
    Justine Elias
    Justine Elias
    Village Voice
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    The chases and explosions get a little (well, more than a little) ludicrous, but the cool premise is still very cool.

    Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
    10/19/02
    Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
    Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
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    Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
    10/19/02
    Robert Denerstein
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    Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
    10/19/02
    Susan Stark
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    Detroit News
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    It's high rent Steven Segal -- fights, explosions, and more fights, but with a flair.

    Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
    10/15/02
    James Berardinelli
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    The story is virtually impossible to follow here, but there's a certain style and wit to the dialogue.

    Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
    10/14/02
    Richard Roeper
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    Quite the ride, if you can stand the sight of valuable cars at risk.

    Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
    10/12/02
    Peter Howell
    Peter Howell
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    A poke in the adrenal gland.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Michael O'Sullivan
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    Washington Post
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    The last 40-odd minutes are essentially one fight, pushed to the point of absurdity.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Stephen Hunter
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    Routine and rather silly.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Mick LaSalle
    Mick LaSalle
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    If you overlook the rock-stupid story line and one-dimensional characters, The Transporter will take you on the white-knuckle ride it promises.

    Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Detroit Free Press
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    The best movie Steven Seagal never made.

    Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Wesley Morris
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    Boston Globe
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    It's also clear from the start that The Transporter is running purely on adrenaline, and once the initial high wears off, the film's shortcomings start to shine through.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Bill Muller
    Bill Muller
    Arizona Republic
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    Another big, dumb action movie in the vein of XXX, The Transporter is riddled with plot holes big enough for its titular hero to drive his sleek black BMW through.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Megan Turner
    Megan Turner
    New York Post
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    This is a film where there isn't the slightest doubt about the dramatic outcome.

    Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Ray Conlogue
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    There's plenty to like here, especially for connoisseurs of the action genre.

    Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Andrew O'Hehir
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    Too much action brings the movie to a dead standstill. Why don't directors understand that? Why don't they know that wall-to-wall action makes a movie less interesting -- less like drama, more like a repetitive video game?

    Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Roger Ebert
    Roger Ebert
    Chicago Sun-Times
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    It's junk with a capital J. The sooner you realize that, the more quickly you can settle down to enjoying it.

    Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
    10/10/02
    Eric Harrison
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    Houston Chronicle
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