Leofwine_draca
While THE TRANSPORTER was a fun little action movie, going through the moves and delivering some very stable action sequences, it didn't really provide much out of the ordinary; aside from the oil fight, there was little that the average action fan had seen before. Things change in TRANSPORTER 2, an impossibly slick, overblown and often silly action flick that resembles a James Bond film on acid. Bald-headed Jason Statham is back as the gravel-voiced, smooth-as-heck driver, and delivers his own inimitable brand of martial arts hijinks, just as in the first film. Once more there are a bunch of assorted-race bad guys, who have some dumb idea to take over the world or hold it to ransom; the only person here worth mentioning is Jason Flemyng, who tears up the scenery as a stressed-out Russian gangster.TRANSPORTER 2 seems to contain non-stop action, moreso than any other film I can think of at the moment. There are lots of outrageous chase scenes, such as a speedboat chasing a school bus, and clichéd-but-fun fist-fights in which Statham takes on numerous bad guys one at a time, armed with a hose, amongst other things. This is a noticeably violent film that pushes at its PG-13 all the way through; it's far tougher and bloodier than the first, and is all the better for it. It's just a shame that some of the CGI-laden stunts are so dumb; for instance, I hated the bomb-disposal-by-crane moment, which pushes stupidity to new tepid levels. For the most part, though, TRANSPORTER 2 is slick but somehow old-fashioned, offering the kind of turn-your-brain-off action thrills we've rarely seen since their heyday in the 1980s. A witty script and lotsa violence and stunts make for a winning combination that surpasses the original's formula.
yvonne-91633
This style of fast-paced, all-action film, really appeals to both of us, when we want a stress free night in front of the television and we don't want to think too hard about the complexities of a complicated or thought provoking story line.Along with other actors in this genre, Jason Statham has become another firm favourite to deliver the goods in a flamboyant, slightly tongue-in-cheek, no nonsense way, which is highly entertaining and watchable.Not quite as intense, the story line reminded us both very much of the Denzel Washington film 'Man On Fire', although of course, poor 'Creasy' didn't live to fight another day!
Dr_Sagan
Impossible situations, lots of heavy bullets (that can't penetrate the ...wooden door of a doctor's office though), fires and explosions, "1 guy against 20" fights (guess who wins), car jumps across buildings and of course the caricature of all villains who won't kill the hero immediately but instead he will be extremely talkative and explain to him all the ...plot just to be sure he got it right! Did I miss anything? Ah yes. And a deadly ...virus! So this movie doesn't seek points for its originality. But is it fun? Well...yes. The mindless kind. To start thinking of ...reality and the laws of physics or medicine, it's a waste of time.Still, the -more than obvious- use of green screen and wire work and CGI (not the best out there) is distracting. The movie fails in that department.The script, the direction, the editing and the music, are the kind that you expect in a movie like this.Overall: It is what it is. A lightweight, not-to-be-TAKEN serious action, pop corn movie. (Did you got my "Taken" pun?)
FlashCallahan
Professional driver Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policy maker, and his family. The young boy in the family is targeted for kidnapping, and Frank immediately becomes involved in protecting the child and exposing the kidnappers.....The first one was a surprise hit, and it was easy, high concept stuff, so it would be silly to not make a sequel, and Jason Statham's star was on the rise too.And it's more of the same stuff, Frank losing his shirt several times, comedy bad guys, a villainess who wears almost next to nothing for no apparent reason, and of course,there is always the comedy sidekick who helps Frank on his way, and gets him out of scrapes.But, it's not as good as the first movie, and its blatantly stolen from Man On Fire, but with this time, the added bonus of an airborne virus.The fights are as thrilling as the first, and the last act is hilariously over the top, but you cannot shake that feeling of Man On Fire.And wondering what happened to Matthew Modine.
AD
