What you see is what you get!

Rating: Null/10 (1 November 2002)

Did anyone ever go to see THE BIG BOSS or FISTS OF FURY for the plotline and character development? I think not! So it is with THE TRANSPORTER, an action flick I way preferred to XXX. If you're after something meaningful, go watch something else, don't totally pi-- me off and write underwhelmingly dumb comments as to how shallow the storyline is!
Jason Statham is the "transporter"...he delivers - WHATEVER, wherever! That's what he does, no more no less..and it pays well! He doesn't talk much, he doesn't have to and if people get in his way, well..all that elite special forces combat training comes in pretty handy doesn't it? What IS so good about this flick, quite apart from the prolific action sequences and martial arts work-outs that leave Bruce Lee and THE MATRIX in their wake, is the simple but majorly effective characterisations. Statham as Frank, invites you to LIKE him..why? because he's likeable. Similarly, Francois Berleand is a major plus in his smallish but extremely effective role as the Detective who has been on Frank's "case" since he "retired" and set up home locally. Miss Shu is a major plus also, being very natural and extremely feminine as Lai Kwai a girl in the wrong place for MOST of the time.
Awesome pyrotechnics, auto stunts, fight sequences and some decent laughs along the way...NEVER was the price of your theater ticket a better investment. Back to the drawing board Vin!