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Transporter 2 (2005)

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Reviews Counted:111

Fresh:56

Rotten:55

Average Rating:5.4/10

Consensus: A stylish and more focused sequel to The Transporter, the movie is over-the-top fun for fans of the first movie.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of violent action, sexual content, partial nudity and brief language

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Sep 2, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $43,006,486

Synopsis: Jason Statham returns in his signature role: ex-Special Forces operative Frank Martin, aka "The Transporter." Now retired in Miami, Martin makes a living driving for a wealthy family, including... Jason Statham returns in his signature role: ex-Special Forces operative Frank Martin, aka "The Transporter." Now retired in Miami, Martin makes a living driving for a wealthy family, including twin brothers with whom he has unexpectedly bonded. But when the boys are abducted, Martin must use all his skills to bring them to safety and discover the kidnapper's master plan. -- © 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta

Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Kate Nauta, Matthew Modine, Jason Flemyng, Keith David, Hunter Clary, Shannon Briggs, Francois Berleand

Director: Louis Leterrier

Director: Louis Leterrier
Screenwriter: Robert Mark Kamen, Luc Besson
Producer: Steven Chasman, Luc Besson
Composer: Alexandre Azaria
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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The original Transporter was a surprise hit in 2002, and this second installment will not disappoint.

Full Review Source: AskMen.com | comment Comment
09/09/05
AskMen.com Staff
AskMen.com Staff
AskMen.com

Statham is a tougher, smarter, and sexier heir to Jackie Chan. Alessandro Gassman and his sexy S&M girlfriend, Kate Nauta, welcome to the U.S. We need you.

Full Review Source: FilmsInReview.com | comment Comment
09/01/05
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

Despite some serious flaws, and issues with the plot, "The Transporter 2" is a fun, silly, over the top, action film, that contain some truly inventive moments.

Full Review Source: Eclipse Magazine | comment Comment
09/02/05
Michelle Alexandria
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

One scene, involving Frank's on-the-move solution for disarming a bomb under his car, is particularly impressive. However, that's just about all the film has going for it.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
09/01/05
Tracy Allerton
Tracy Allerton
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

It's a lean, perfectly paced, unpretentious good time; it's what popcorn movies ought to be.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
09/01/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Besides a fun script and never-a-dull-moment directing, Jason Statham really deserves praise for his screen presence. Expect mindless action and have a great time.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
09/11/06
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

... a compendium of pulp dialogue and B-movie plot twists that (director Louis) Leterrier can't zoom through fast enough.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
09/01/05
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

In essence, it's more of the same.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
09/10/05
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Even with so few requirements, Transporter 2 runs on empty.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
09/02/05
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
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An otherwise cruddy-looking assemblage of action-sequel clichés that benefits from Frank's dry-cleaned monosyllabic intensity but suffers from just about everything else.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
09/02/05
Amy Biancolli
Amy Biancolli
Houston Chronicle
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Few bad movies are more aggravating than a sequel that betrays everything which made its predecessor entertaining.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
08/31/05
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

The scene involving a bomb planted on the bottom of Martin's Audi A8 is bound to provoke an astonished gasp of disbelief from even the most action-movie-averse viewer.

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
09/02/05
Brett Buckalew
Brett Buckalew
FilmStew.com

Transporter 2 has the narrative skills and libido of a newly pubescent boy.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
09/01/05
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

The car chases are fierce, the fight sequences are appropriately staged and shot, and Statham's allure as the title character is undeniable.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
09/21/05
Chris Carle
Chris Carle
IGN Movies

nothing more than a ninety minute car commercial

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
09/02/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Interesting for the two or three people tracking the zeitgeist, but not terribly interesting for anyone else.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
09/01/05
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Things are a little bit too much this time, though -- to say all elements are exaggerated would be a gross understatement.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
09/01/05
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

The Transporter films are pure garbage; ones that don’t quite reach the bottom of the chute since the XXX flicks will cushion their fall.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
09/01/05
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

Although not without its entertaining moments, the result is so over the top that we'll never again be able to look at Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning's identical setup in Man on Fire without chortling.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
09/02/05
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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Sure, it's blissfully energetic, but it's also exhaustingly idiotic.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
12/06/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
 
 
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