The Inventive Ass Kicking of Transporter 2?
A sequel to a passable action movie topped last weekend's box office. Usually, it's like 2 Fast 2 Furious or Barbershop 2 that seem to top the grosses for the week and then disappear. But the mild popularity of this movie made me wonder why a sequel could and should be created.
I attributed to it Luc Besson, somewhat of France's Spielberg, and one of the only filmmakers of that country to be able to make movies that can make a bit of cash over here in the US (see The Fifth Element, The Professional etc) But he only wrote this movie. This film doesn't lean on that dialogue too much.
Is this movie really good? On the level of action sequences that completely defy any reason or logic and don't need the bad one-liners after the stuntman finishes his job, this movie is a wild success. Jason Statham entertains me. Since first seeing him in Lock, Stock..., his Brit charm has enchanted viewers in his minute roles here and there. He's James Bond with a fullback's body, and a raspy voice. His facial expression just seem so true.
You could almost see Statham being the man uber-secret dedicated man he plays. As he tells a woman in the movie, he's a driver, but he's "not that kind of driver..." but he doesn't explain anything. His quick asskicking moves shine through and pretty much never stop. The plot is ludicrous virus crap. There is the obligatory hot chick with guns. yet it doesn't deter from the film.
This is a long way of seeing if you don't mind watching car's fly 200 feet mid air and run through a wall without a scratch on it, or seeing a car flip upside down in order to knock off a car bomb before it detonates, you might want to go check out The Transporter 2.
I attributed to it Luc Besson, somewhat of France's Spielberg, and one of the only filmmakers of that country to be able to make movies that can make a bit of cash over here in the US (see The Fifth Element, The Professional etc) But he only wrote this movie. This film doesn't lean on that dialogue too much.
Is this movie really good? On the level of action sequences that completely defy any reason or logic and don't need the bad one-liners after the stuntman finishes his job, this movie is a wild success. Jason Statham entertains me. Since first seeing him in Lock, Stock..., his Brit charm has enchanted viewers in his minute roles here and there. He's James Bond with a fullback's body, and a raspy voice. His facial expression just seem so true.
You could almost see Statham being the man uber-secret dedicated man he plays. As he tells a woman in the movie, he's a driver, but he's "not that kind of driver..." but he doesn't explain anything. His quick asskicking moves shine through and pretty much never stop. The plot is ludicrous virus crap. There is the obligatory hot chick with guns. yet it doesn't deter from the film.
This is a long way of seeing if you don't mind watching car's fly 200 feet mid air and run through a wall without a scratch on it, or seeing a car flip upside down in order to knock off a car bomb before it detonates, you might want to go check out The Transporter 2.
posted by airo at 12:49 AM
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