Rule One: Never Change the Deal

Rating: 7/10 (11 August 2013)

When you watch a Statham action film you go in knowing exactly what you'll get; a lot of action and violence and kicking with maybe a bit of plot to tie it all together. Transporter delivers on all fronts and actually exceeds expectations on the last one with a bit more story than you might expect though there are certainly gaps and it certainly is not the main focus, the main focus is watching Statham kick people. Most of the film is him beating up a bunch of disposable assassins as he travels with Lai (Shu Qi) a former 'package' who he broke his cardinal rule for and ended up helping and in that sense it does not disappoint. Nothing deep but that's not why you go to see this kind of film, you go to see the action and eat popcorn and for that it is definitely recommended. That it is not just another completely mindless beat-em-up flick without even a pretence of plot is only a bonus.