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The Transporter (2002)

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Reviews Counted:121

Fresh:64

Rotten:57

Average Rating:5.5/10

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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    an almost instantly forgettable European action vehicle with a few relatively good bang-’em-up sequences and a straight-to-video storyline

    Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
    10/21/02
    James Kendrick
    James Kendrick
    Q Network Film Desk

    This jittery junk is palatable in some doses but for the most part the adrenaline surge teeters off to the point that The Transporter in theory is just another bombastic excuse for targeting the testosterone-driven masses with its showy banality.

    Full Review Source: TheWorldJournal.com | comment Comment
    10/20/02
    Frank Ochieng
    Frank Ochieng
    TheWorldJournal.com

    Good car chases, great fight scenes, and a distinctive blend of European, American and Asian influences.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    10/19/02
    Brian Webster
    Brian Webster
    Apollo Guide

    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
    Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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    10/19/02
    Robert Denerstein
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    10/19/02
    Susan Stark
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    Immensely exciting and funny -- and it even has a Proust joke.

    Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
    10/18/02
    John Patterson
    John Patterson
    L.A. Weekly

    What sets the film apart from other examples of Exploding Cinema is a combination of tone, inventiveness, cheekiness -- and Jason Statham.

    Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
    10/16/02
    Ken Hanke
    Ken Hanke
    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    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
    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
    Richard Roeper
    Ebert & Roeper
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    The Transporter is as lively and as fun as it is unapologetically dumb

    Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
    10/14/02
    Christopher Smith
    Christopher Smith
    Bangor Daily News (Maine)

    We sighed, we swooned, we fell in love. It's really too bad that the movie itself sucks out loud.

    Full Review Source: HoleCity.com | comment Comment
    10/14/02
    Catherine Cantieri
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    HoleCity.com

    Please, not another boring action movie. Alas...too late.

    Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
    10/13/02
    Linda Cook
    Linda Cook
    Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

    Tackles action with the enthusiastic glee of boys who like to dream up impossible scenarios and commit them to film.

    Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
    10/13/02
    Jeffrey Chen
    Jeffrey Chen
    Window to the Movies

    There are some flaws, like the distracting fight photography and the intrusive, immature score, but it has such infectious energy that it’s impossible not to like.

    Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
    10/13/02
    Marty Mapes
    Marty Mapes
    Movie Habit

    It moves along so fast you forget about the holes in the plot. It is one of the best action films in several years.

    Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
    10/13/02
    Robert Roten
    Robert Roten
    Laramie Movie Scope

    Serves up tiresome characters, a reheated narrative and emasculated action sequences.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    10/12/02
    Andrew Howe
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    A major waste...generic.

    Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
    10/12/02
    Dustin Putman
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    It's probably not easy to make such a worthless film ...

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    10/12/02
    Dennis Schwartz
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