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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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    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

    Exciting and well-paced.

    Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Jeff Vice
    Jeff Vice
    Deseret News, Salt Lake City

    The movie is effectively one long, well-choreographed action chase sequence. It isn't very interesting, or for that matter, particularly coherent.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Tim Cogshell
    Tim Cogshell
    Boxoffice Magazine

    The best movie Steven Seagal never made.

    Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Wesley Morris
    Wesley Morris
    Boston Globe
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    So gloriously ridiculous and fast moving that you keep trying to convince yourself that the filmmakers were making a parody. They had to be. Right?

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Erik Childress
    Erik Childress
    eFilmCritic.com

    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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    There's so much hot Hong Kong-style action, you'll be halfway into the film before you realize that there's hardly any plot.

    Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
    10/11/02
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    Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    It's thrilling and absurd, and quite entertaining.

    Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Cynthia Fuchs
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    Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Guylaine Cadorette
    Guylaine Cadorette
    Hollywood.com

    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

    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
    Ray Conlogue
    Globe and Mail
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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
    Andrew O'Hehir
    Salon.com
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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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    Occasionally, Yuen uncorks a cleverly off-the-wall fight sequence that makes you laugh at its inventiveness.

    Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Sean Means
    Sean Means
    Salt Lake Tribune

    This is what a Jackie Chan movie would look like if Jackie were a really buff, Englishman with perfect line delivery...

    Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
    10/11/02
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
    TheMovieChicks.com

    Kick *** fun, with excellent, above-average action and idiotic, sub-par romance.

    Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
    10/10/02
    Karina Montgomery
    Karina Montgomery
    Cinerina

    As long as one can turn off the brain and not expect anything original, the film's energetic, hip and cool aura will likely win them over.

    Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
    10/10/02
    Jim Judy
    Jim Judy
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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
    Eric Harrison
    Houston Chronicle
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    ...standard guns versus martial arts cliche with little new added.

    Full Review Source: Talking Pictures (U.S.) | comment Comment
    10/10/02
    Tony Toscano
    Tony Toscano
    Talking Pictures (U.S.)
     
     
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