The Transporter 2

Film: The Transporter 2
Director: Louis Leterrier
IMDB User Rating: 6.1/10




Premise:We find the faithful transporter again carting around goods he usually does not. This time the cargo is again human. After he is forced to turn over his human cargo to a mercenary hired by the Colombian drug cartels, he is fingered as the kidnapper and must work in stealthy quickness to reclaim the boy, catch the real kidnapper and save the entire drug fighting community. Add in far-fetched biological warfare (a la ('Mission Impossible 2' )), several Jackie Chan-esque fight scenes and exciting vehicle chases (more than just cars). Written by FMJ_Joker

Blog Review: As much as I loved the first Transporter, it felt fresh and some what original. Jason Stathem as Frank Martin is the typical , no nonsense meticulous transporter/hit man. The man with the "plans" if you will. But here we take on the typical sequel issues. How do you make the second time around feel fresh? Answer... You don't. You take what works and try to rework it and unually unsuccessfully. I think there is a reason why only one sequel The Godfather 2 has ever won an Oscar, the reasons are many but the films are just not as well made. In the transporter 2 Frank Martin has to help out a friend. What the friend didn't tell him was that their is a plot to kidnap his employees child. So what does our hero Frank have to do... Of course save the day in some over the top, far fetched manner and aided by his french police inspector visiting, you can see the hijinks coming... can't you. Now, I'm a fan of popcorn films, I enjoy "suspending my disbelief" but sometimes it just feels as if the filmmakers are just pandering to us. Like anything they think of we have to swallow up and love. The Transporter 1 was destined to get a sequel but guys seriously have characters we actually car about. Develop the story through action , not action scenes if that makes sense. Build the suspense, we've seen this film 100 times already make it feel new.

The Movie Drop off point: In the scene Frank Martin makes a drop off near the river, he doesn't know the bad guys set a bomb under his car. At the last minute he sees the reflection of a bomb or something and knows his time is running out. So what does our fearless hero do... In a spectacular scene of sheer moronacy ( I know its not a word but it still fits) Frank Martin speeds his car up to mach 11 through a navel yard and sets off to hit a ramp. When he hits the ramp he does full 360 rotation in mid air at 30 feet at least and hitting a dangling crane hook that strategically only hits the bomb off the car. Frank manages to right the car and land safely. Now I'm not a physics professor but does that sound implausible to anyone else? I know, I know movies aren't real its make believe. Well I can't believe that people would think the audience wouldn't think that was far fetched. Once that happened that film was done for me. All I can think of was what else impossible will they think of next.

Recommendation: The action scenes are entertaining but... 4 out of 10
Film Recommendation: The Transporter (02) The Italian Job (03) Ronin (98)