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The Transporter
2002
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The Transporter
Positive Reviews
44
Negative reviews
21
Average Rating
2.9
/5
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3.1
Too much action brings the movie to a dead standstill.Why dont directors understand that
Rogerebert
4.0
Pure popcorn pleasure, THE TRANSPORTER is a heady combination that is half testosterone, half attitude, and all action.It really delivers.
Common Sense Media
4.5
The acting might be shoddy, the plot nonsense and the dialogue clunky, but the fighting is exquisitely done. Inventive, athletic, fun, stylish and tig ..
Time Out
1.9
And with Jet Li or Jean Reno nowhere to be found, whats the point of bringing Yuen and Besson together at last
2.5
Like the longest BMW featurette Guy Ritchie never made, this action yarn is a slick, sexy little package with fast cars, big explosions, dazzling loca ..
2.0
The action sequences here dont have the kinetic oomph required in such a mindless effort.
E Film Critic
3.0
While it certainly has more gunplay and kung fu hijinks ... it is ultimately less entertaining, despite the likeable leads.
E Film Critic
2.5
Serves up tiresome characters, a reheated narrative and emasculated action sequences.
E Film Critic
2.5
So gloriously ridiculous and fast moving that you keep trying to convince yourself that the filmmakers were making a parody. They had to be. Right
E Film Critic
0.0
But the picture doesnt know whether to be a fish out of water comedy or male bonding drama.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Even if its pretty evident after ten minutes that PhD stands for pretty hokey dialogue.Or is that plot hardly discernible
3.0
Critique: The idea behind any popcorn action movie is to provide audiences with a believable, charismatic hero and just enough over the top fun and ac ..
JoBlo
2.0
A synthesis of cliches and absurdities that seems positively decadent in its cinematic flash and emptiness.
One Guys Opinion
0.5
Kills time between car chases and martial arts bouts with random scuba diving footage apparently culled from producer co writer Luc Bessons The Big Bl ..
Village Voice
2.2
The Transporter is a totally unbelievable action film, much in the same mode as those Hollywood escapist blockbuster films and those Hong Kong action ..
Sover
3.1
Overall, The Transporter will likely satisfy anyone on the lookout for a mindless, cheesy action flick.
ReelViews
3.8
Director Yuen (Fong Sai Yuk, So Close) brings a Hong Kong sensibility to the film, putting its hero through the ringer with a certain amount of joy an ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.1
Its clear, however, that The Transporter: Refueled staves off total worthlessness thanks to a few admittedly compelling action sequences, with directo ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.8
This is not a film that bears much reflection, but it is a great popcorn film.
Lariat
3.0
Between him and first time editor Nicolas Trembasiewicz, the films frenetic, stylish pace is altogether refreshing and exhilarating.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The stunts and fights are exhilarating, but gaps in both action and plot frequently bring the film to a mind boggling, screeching halt.
News Review
3.5
Not much from an artistic sense, but clearly the movie equivalent of an amusement park ride, The Transporter is an enjoyable, diversionary experience.
Screen It
3.0
But its still enjoyably watchable and surprisingly unpredictable, with just enough silliness to keep us laughing at it, not with it.
Shadows On The Wall
2.5
Its the action that counts, and The Transporter delivers that impressively. Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International ..
3.8
Action movies are, for the most part, supposed to be little more than big dumb fun.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.0
Like its star, theres not an ounce of fat on its frame.Its just an engaging, straight ahead actioner that delivers the goods.
Mountain X
3.0
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Toronto Star
1.9
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the ..
Q Network
2.5
Simply because the second half is rushed, contrived, and boring.The film started off as a really awesome sleek and stylish piece of action, but then s ..
Cinema Crazed
4.5
Theres plenty to like here, especially for connoisseurs of the action genre.
Salon
3.5
The Transporter is a riveting 96 minutes of action with gob smacking, innovative stunts that genuinely amaze.
2.0
But what lets the film down is the combination of some truly atrocious storytelling, dialogue, acting, and dodgy CG special effects.
Bbc
3.8
The film is a rousing entertainment with catchy music and terrific choreography; its just that the Bollywood touches are made all the more palatable f ..
Mr Brown Movies
1.9
It would be lying to deny that The Transporter is technically adequate and edited with enough aplomb to offer fleeting excitement.But to what end
The Movie Boy
4.0
Its got a marketable name in Statham, more Asian import talent with Shu Qi, and some fresh action thatll blow your mind.How much longer till the seque ..
Bullz-Eye
3.0
This months Luc Besson movie plays a lot like last months only better.
Calendar Live
4.0
The Transporter is a fun action ride The Transporter made an impressive debut despite some heavy competition.
Lyles Movie Files
3.1
His extensive background in the genre shows in this film but while the The Transporter is visually exciting and technically well done it loses points ..
Hollywood
2.0
One long, numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff Yuen has given us before.
Seattle Pi
3.8
The ironically glib Statham is such an irresistibly charming and cunning good guy thug that even between fight and stunt sequences The Transporter los ..
Spliced Wire
3.8
Its action sequences are too exhaustingly energetic to be dismissed.
Movie Habit
2.5
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
4.5
A movie that, despite flaws, is so fun and thrilling that you sometimes cant believe what youre seeing.
Oregon Live
2.0
The movie is effectively one long, well choreographed action chase sequence. It isnt very interesting, or for that matter, particularly coherent.
Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
Theres so much hot Hong Kong style action, youll be halfway into the film before you realize that theres hardly any plot.
E Online
3.0
For the right price (and assuming hes been given proper dimensions) hell get the job done, no questions asked.
3.8
This is pretty well balanced story material, developing a couple of original characters amidst the speed and the trajectories of mayhem.
Varia Gate
3.0
Thats the big letdown, but theres plenty to make up for it with some of the best executed action scenes in ages.Once youve calmed yourself down from t ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.1
Still, this odd train of nonsensical thought serves further to amuse.The solid action direction/cinematography, champion charisma and apt abilities of ..
Ross Anthony
2.5
Occasionally, Yuen uncorks a cleverly off the wall fight sequence that makes you laugh at its inventiveness.
Sltrib
3.1
Remember the kind of movie we were hoping Ecks vs. Sever or xXx was going to be This is it.
Movie Crypt
3.0
This one is for those who dont mind a clichd, predictable, action venture without much of a plot, as long as its fast paced and the action is continuo ..
Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
1.0
Details: 2002, France, USA, Cert 15, 94 mins Direction: Corey Yuen, Cory Yuen and Louis Leterrier Genre: Action / Thriller Summary: A man employed to ..
Film Guardian
1.5
Chases and choreographed fights set to rock music take up most of the running time and the movie is like To Catch a Thief remade by a hack follower of ..
Film Guardian
1.0
The only reason I can recommend this movie is for novelty purposes: it could be a fun activity to count the plot holes and logical discrepancies.
Film Quips Online
2.0
Alas, veteran action director Corey Yuen is going through the motions.
Guide Live
3.8
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Freep
3.0
If Hollywoods looking for a new action hero, then Jason Stathams their man.
Film4
3.0
Generates more belly laughs than intrigue in its haphazard character development and plot twists.
Filmcritic.com
2.0
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
3.5
This is what a Jackie Chan movie would look like if Jackie were a really buff, Englishman with perfect line delivery...
TheMovieChicks.com
4.5
His films are by no means cheaptheir production values are modest but they look good and they move with stylethey just dont lavish lots of digital exc ..
Stream On Demand At Home
3.0
All Transporter has is a decent concept, superb action and lots of logic defying laughs and surprisingly thats enough to make it work.
Dark Horizons
2.5
Aside from a few dynamic fights and Stathams square jawed charisma, the film is a collection of action sequences in search of a plot.
Chicago Tribune
3.1
This is a film where there isnt the slightest doubt about the dramatic outcome.
Globe and Mail
3.8
Some fancy driving, a police inspector observes, offering as good of praise as any for The Transporter.
Suburban Chicago News
2.5
The Transporter screams its devotion to style over substance with slick action sequences, fast cars and breathtaking stunts. Every scene is designed t ..
Miami Herald
2.5
Theres some outrageously creative action in The Transporter ... ut by the time Frank parachutes down onto a moving truck, its just another cartoon wit ..
Seattle Times
1.5
Outside of its action concepts, the script by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen ... varies between mediocre and awful.
Dallas Observer
3.0
Thankfully, it doesnt run out of action and, in British actor Jason Statham, has found an intriguing new action hero.
Journal News (Westchester, ..
2.5
If there is one thing that this film excels at, its testosterone delivery.
2.5
Unlike his directorial efforts, La Femme Nikita and The Professional, The Transporter lacks Bessons perspective as a storyteller.
CinemaBlend
2.0
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Tele Text
2.0
The Transporter is as lively and as fun as it is unapologetically dumb
Bangor News
1.9
This jittery junk is palatable in some doses but for the most part the adrenaline surge teeters off to the point that The Transporter in theory is jus ..
4.5
We sighed, we swooned, we fell in love. Its really too bad that the movie itself sucks out loud.
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