
Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary "transporter" who moves goods--human or otherwise--from one place to another. No questions asked. Carrying out mysterious and sometimes dangerous tasks in his tricked-out BMW, Frank adheres to a strict set of rules, which he never breaks. Rule One: Never change the deal. Rule Two: No names--Frank doesn't want to know whom he's working f... (Full plot summary below)
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Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary "transporter" who moves goods--human or otherwise--from one place to another. No questions asked. Carrying out mysterious and sometimes dangerous tasks in his tricked-out BMW, Frank adheres to a strict set of rules, which he never breaks. Rule One: Never change the deal. Rule Two: No names--Frank doesn't want to know whom he's working for, or what he's transporting. Rule Three: never look in the package. Frank's newest transport seems no different from the countless ones he's done in the past. He's been hired by an American known only as "Wall Street" to make a delivery; but when Frank stops along the route, he notices his package is moving. Violating Rule Three, Frank looks inside the bag, finding its contents to be a beautiful, gagged woman. Frank's steadfast adherence to his other two rules--which make up his basic code of survival--also quickly fails, hurtling him and his new companion on a road leading to shocking secrets, deadly complications, and the last thing that Frank ever expected to come to believe: that rules are made to be broken.
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| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisThe best movie Steven Seagal never made. Except that Statham, while just as marked for death, is harder to kill. |
| KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX)Danny MintonIf there is one thing that this film excels at, it's testosterone delivery. |
| Dallas Morning NewsGary DowellAlas, veteran action director Corey Yuen is going through the motions. |
| Arizona RepublicBill MullerIt's also clear from the start that The Transporter is running purely on adrenaline, and once the initial high wears off, the film's shortcomings start to shine through. |
| Journal News (Westchester, NY)Marshall FineThankfully, it doesn't run out of action and, in British actor Jason Statham, has found an intriguing new action hero. |
| Laramie Movie ScopeRobert RotenIt moves along so fast you forget about the holes in the plot. It is one of the best action films in several years. |
| Movie HabitMarty MapesThere are some flaws, like the distracting fight photography and the intrusive, immature score, but it has such infectious energy that it's impossible not to like. |
| SPLICEDWireRob Blackwelder'The Transporter' is an action-camp champ...(the) kaplewy-and-kung-fu fun-ride is everything last summer's 'XXX' should have been. |
| Cinema SignalsJules BrennerThis is pretty well balanced story material, developing a couple of original characters amidst the speed and the trajectories of mayhem. |
| Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)Josh Larsen`Some fancy driving,' a police inspector observes, offering as good of praise as any for `The Transporter.' |