Review of The Transporter (2002) by Facebook U — 18 Feb 2015
The Transporter is the pure definition of a fun action film. You have Jason Statham being a badass, a sexy love interest, complete and hilarious disregards for the laws of physics, need I say more? I can see where a lot of people back in 2002 didn't like this film.
It came out not long after Snatch, one of the funniest crime dramas I've ever seen. Snatch was a masterpiece in funny dialogue and story telling. Then here come this Transporter, a movie that ditches the plot and acting for action scenes.
I realize that, but since then, these movies have become Statham's trademarks. All he does is mindless action movies, and when you compare this to things like Homefront, you realize how fun the film is.
Really, when you see two cars explode because one T-boned by the other, you realize how ridiculous this movie is. I laughed my ass off in this movie. It's so dumb, yet so good. I really wish Statham would play in more movies that just accept what they are like this one.
It knows it's a silly action film, and embraces it. Instead he does movies like Safe and Homefront, which try to be smarter than they really are. I don't know, maybe Jason's trying to recapture his Guy Richie days of smart, intelligent comedy crime thrillers.
I'll tell him one thing, if you want to make another movie that focuses on plot, get back together with Guy Richie.
This review of The Transporter (2002) was written by Facebook U on 18 Feb 2015.
The Transporter has generally received positive reviews.
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