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Transporter 3 (2008)

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Reviews Counted:104

Fresh:38

Rotten:66

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: This middling installment in the Transporter franchise is a few steps down from its predecessors, featuring generic stunts and a lack of energy.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sequences of intense action and violence, some sexual content and drug material.

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Nov 26, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $31,316,973

Synopsis: Combining Western-style car chases and Hong Kong-inspired fight sequences choreographed by martial arts legend Cory Yuen, the Luc Besson-created TRANSPORTER films have found international success... Combining Western-style car chases and Hong Kong-inspired fight sequences choreographed by martial arts legend Cory Yuen, the Luc Besson-created TRANSPORTER films have found international success as a sort of working-class James Bond series. Jason Statham, who has become the go-to guy for big-budget B-movie thrills, returns once again as Frank Martin, the driver-for-hire for whom no job is too risky. Brimming with the usual jaw-dropping stunts, this is another crowd-pleasing entry in the saga, delivered at a brisk and flashy clip by director Olivier Megaton. Following the coercion of Ukrainian environmental official Leonid Vasilev (Jeroen Krabbe) into signing papers permitting the shipping of toxic materials into a harbor by criminal mastermind Johnson (Robert Knepper), Frank Martin is forced into accepting the job of driving Vasilev's kidnapped daughter, Valentina (Natalya Rudakova)--acting as human collateral--from Marseilles to the Black Sea coastal city of Odessa. On the chance the Martin should attempt to flee, Johnson has rigged him with a bracelet that will detonate if he strays more than 75 feet from his car. When Valentina is intercepted by a rival group, Martin will have to push his Audi M8 to the limit to complete his mission and ensure his own survival. The TRANSPORTER films require copious amounts of suspension of disbelief, but then again, one doesn't hope they will strictly adhere to the laws of physics. The third volume provides ample thrills, not the least of which is the sight of a car driving off a bridge onto a moving train. Plenty of screen time is also given to Statham's superhumanly chiseled torso, while freckled Rudakova's unconventional beauty balances out the sex appeal. In the end, Statham's undeniable likeability propels the film, and his chemistry in a handful of scenes with François Berleand, returning as Inspector Tarconi, provides some nice comic moments. [More]

Starring: Jason Statham, Robert Knepper, Francois Berleand, Natalya Rudakova

Starring: Jason Statham, Robert Knepper, Francois Berleand, Natalya Rudakova, Jeroen Krabbe, Alex Kobold, David Atrakchi, Yann Sundberg, Eriq Ebouaney, David Kammenos, Silvio Simac

Director: Olivier Megaton

Director: Olivier Megaton
Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Producer: Luc Besson, Steven Chasman
Composer: Alexandre Azaria
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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The first film was slick, the second one silly, but at least we knew what was going on during those action beats.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
12/17/09
William Goss
William Goss
Cinematical

Transporter 3 is the cinematic equivalent of cotton candy: a quick sugar rush that melts in your mouth and is forgotten five minutes later.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
08/30/09
Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch
Washington Times

A preposterous, over the top and entertaining return of Frank Martin, the courier who delivers anything without question. Forget the ludicrous plot and just sit back and enjoy the fight and driving sequences.

Full Review Source: Screenwize | comment Comment
03/21/09
Simon Weaving
Simon Weaving
Screenwize

Most film trilogies usually drop the ball on the third entry, but if you want to see it done right, check out the fun, unpretentious Transporter 3.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
03/20/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Though director Olivier Megaton exhibits a good bit of that annoyingly jagged editing that's become all the rage in action films, he has the good sense to never cut away from Statham's pecs.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
02/13/09
Eddie Cockrell
Eddie Cockrell
Sydney Morning Herald

The good thing about Transporter 3 is that you know exactly what to expect. There's reluctant hero Jason Statham, a deadly villain, exotic European locations, car chases, hot action and .. of course there's a girl

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
02/06/09
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile

With insulting action sequences and a tacked-on love scene, the movie quickly veers into a downward spiral.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
02/05/09
Andrew J. McGlinn
Andrew J. McGlinn
FILMINK (Australia)

As a fan of Statham and the Transporter series, it's a massive disappointment. The story makes no sense, and there aren't even very many fight scenes.

Full Review Source: The Cinema Source | comment Comment
01/06/09
Michael Dance
Michael Dance
The Cinema Source

I wanted to be transported out of the theater.

Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review | comment Comment
12/27/08
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

For the most part, the fights and chases are as implausible as the story, but there's an extraordinarily clever escape-from-certain-death bit about 20 minutes from the end that I don't think I've ever seen before.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
12/12/08
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Silly, imaginative fun.

Full Review Source: Illinois Times | comment Comment
12/06/08
Charles Koplinski
Charles Koplinski
Illinois Times

Incoherent and inconsistent, this is a step back for Statham in his quest to become more than a cult figure.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
12/05/08
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Empire Magazine

The flashy editing gets on one’s wick and no one’s going to win an Oscar – but, really, who’s complaining? This is straight-up fisticuff fun.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
12/05/08
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

With its eco-trappings, car chases and fights, the film feels very sub-Quantum Of Solace. The fact that Quantum itself felt very sub-Bourne says even less for Transporter 3. Even if you're a Statham fan, this series is starting to feel tired.

Full Review Source: Film4 | comment Comment
12/05/08
Daniel Etherington
Daniel Etherington
Film4

Transporter 3 is a reassuringly beefy thriller in which Jason Statham has to drive very fast across Eastern Europe with a Ukranian beauty queen on the seat beside him. No one, including Jason, has the slightest clue why. Never mind.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
12/05/08
James Christopher
James Christopher
Times [UK]

Statham is a relatively entertaining action hero - though he is better in the Crank films. The script is by Besson, but the director is Olivier Megaton, whose surname is the most exciting thing about the film.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
12/05/08
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

Luc Besson's modestly-budgeted but wildly successful franchise shows signs of broadening to include romance and humour.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
12/05/08
David Gritten
David Gritten
Daily Telegraph

The most impressive thing on offer is Statham’s straight face…but why the sadistic Besson forced him through a romantic clinch in the Ukrainian equivalent of the Cotswolds is anybody’s guess.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment 1 Comment
12/05/08
Tim Evans
Tim Evans
Sky Movies

Transporter 3 is going to make an awful lot of money. It has in abundance the ingredient that was missing from the last Bond film: a sense of its own idiocy.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
12/05/08
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

It is a full-throttle action film which works best if you leave your brain at the door... and there's nothing wrong with that!

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
12/05/08
Mark Adams
Mark Adams
Daily Mirror [UK]
 
 
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