THE TRANSPORTER

 

The Transporter stars action star Jason Statham as a military veteran named Frank who works as a transporter, i.e. he carries "packages" for unscrupulous types. During one transport, Frank breaks one of his own rules and ends up looking inside one of the "packages" he's carrying in a bag in the trunk of his car when he stops to change a flat tire, which turns out to be a cute Asian chick who's involved in an Asian slave ring headed by her very own father. Regardless, he delivers said "package" to this unscrupulous type who goes by the name of Wall Street. Before Frank leaves, Mr. Street hands him another "package" to deliver, which turns out to be a briefcase bomb that explodes while Frank is out of the car. Obviously being miffed at being double-crossed like that, Frank goes back to Street's place where he promptly kicks some ass and steals one of his cars. He soon discovers said Asian chick hiding out in the backseat. He at first leaves her tied up in the middle of the road, but then has a change of heart and reluctantly takes her back to his place. When Wall Street finds out that Frank is still alive, he promptly sends some assassins to his house where they promptly blow it up. Frank and said Asian chick manage to escape and they make plans to exact their revenge. Of course, as is the case with pretty much all other action flicks, the main reason to watch The Transporter is for the action scenes, which are actually pretty intense in this flick, especially in the last thirty minutes or so of the flick (although the truck chase scene in the "climatic" scene is a bit too reminiscent of the truck chase scene in Raiders Of The Lost Ark, but then, that's just me). Oh yeah, did anyone happen to understand a word from the guy who played the French detective? Just asking!