The Transporter
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Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.
What critics thought
Critics were split roughly down the middle on this one — most agreed the action sequences are the whole point, but disagreed sharply on whether that's enough. The bigger fault line was whether the film's thin plotting and relentless set pieces add up to fun pulp or just exhausting noise.
“Too much action brings the movie to a dead standstill.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun Times
“[Statham] certainly seems equipped to develop into a mid-weight alternative to Vin Diesel. That's particularly true if he keeps working with director Corey Yuen, a Hong Kong action veteran whose talent for hand-to-hand mayhem is truly something to see.”
Manohla Dargis·Los Angeles Times
“It's junk with a capital J. The sooner you realize that, the more quickly you can settle down to enjoying it.”
Eric Harrison·Houston Chronicle
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Corey YuenDirector
Louis LeterrierDirector
Jason StathamFrank Martin
Shu QiLai
François BerléandTarconi
Matt SchulzeWall Street
Ric YoungMr Kwai
Doug RandLeader
Didier Saint MelinBoss
Tonio DescanvelleThug 1
Laurent DespondsThug 2
Matthieu AlbertiniThug 3
Vincent NemethPilot
Jean-Yves BilienLittle Thug
Stanley ClarkeComposer
Robert Mark KamenWriter
Luc BessonWriter
Pierre MorelCinematographyThe Transporter
Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.
What critics thought
Critics were split roughly down the middle on this one — most agreed the action sequences are the whole point, but disagreed sharply on whether that's enough. The bigger fault line was whether the film's thin plotting and relentless set pieces add up to fun pulp or just exhausting noise.
“Too much action brings the movie to a dead standstill.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun Times
“[Statham] certainly seems equipped to develop into a mid-weight alternative to Vin Diesel. That's particularly true if he keeps working with director Corey Yuen, a Hong Kong action veteran whose talent for hand-to-hand mayhem is truly something to see.”
Manohla Dargis·Los Angeles Times
“It's junk with a capital J. The sooner you realize that, the more quickly you can settle down to enjoying it.”
Eric Harrison·Houston Chronicle
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Corey YuenDirectorLouis LeterrierDirectorJason StathamFrank MartinShu QiLaiFrançois BerléandTarconiMatt SchulzeWall StreetRic YoungMr KwaiDoug RandLeaderDidier Saint MelinBossTonio DescanvelleThug 1Laurent DespondsThug 2Matthieu AlbertiniThug 3Vincent NemethPilotJean-Yves BilienLittle ThugStanley ClarkeComposerRobert Mark KamenWriterLuc BessonWriterPierre MorelCinematographyRent & Buy