The
Transporter Refueled
If you try to do a Transporter
movie without Jason Statham, this is what you get, so let’s
not make that mistake again.
Ed Skrein stars as Frank Martin – a former special-ops dude
who hires himself out to transport dangerous packages whenever you have
something UPS would refuse to pick up, and the police might want to
intercept it.
He doesn’t really care if it is illegal or not, because he
doesn’t ask questions and doesn’t want to know your
name (kinda like everybody on Tinder).
However, Frank has just taken a job, and, this time, IT’S
PERSONAL!
Sexy and dangerous Anna (Loan Chabanol) has hired Frank to carry her
and two packages, but the two packages turn out to be equally sexy and
dangerous ladies. Our Transporter wants out of the deal, but Anna
quickly reveals they have kidnapped his father (Ray Stevenson), so
Frank better go along with the plan, or else!
What are these ladies trying to accomplish?
Can Frank find a way to save his father?
Ed Skrein is no Jason Statham, and the inclusion of Ray Stevenson is
proof the producers, studio execs, writers and director all agree.
Stevenson is along to prop up Skrein, who lacks the dynamic,
charismatic screen presence to keep The
Transporter Refueled humming
along on all cylinders.
Yet, you get the distinct impression Skrein is not supposed to be the
main attraction in this movie.
Director Camille Delamarre fills the screen with plenty of scantily
clad ladies, fist fights and car chases. If he stuck to that formula, The
Transporter Refueled would be
average, but our writing team felt the need to include A LOVE STORY!
I can’t figure out if Skrein is less interesting as an action
hero or as a lover as the half-hearted plot is tossed in for reasons
unknown and with little development by and commitment from the writing
team. Then, his steamy scenes of passion with the lady in question
couldn’t bring enough electricity to recharge your cell phone
to the 1% level.
The
Transporter Refueled is
harmless, and a bit inventive here and there, but completely pointless.
The
Transporter Refueled is rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and
action, sexual material, some language, a drug reference and thematic
elements.
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