The Transporter Refueled
1.5 Waffles!

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.