My very first Statham movie

Rating: 6/10 (9 June 2013)

"The Transporter" is a 2002 action film starring Jason Statham as Frank Martin, a professional driver with a very strict set of rules...that get broken almost a third into the movie. So much for efficiency, but that's the point. To throw a strict character into dangerous territory is nothing new for Hollywood, and with a film such as this,you'd hope it would be at the very least, decent. And surprisingly, it is.
I'm not going to lie, I enjoyed this film when it first came out, and even more so today because of the monotonous sequels that follow a similar formula, and never take risks with the character.
The plot involves Frank doing a transporting job for a criminal, and just when the mission seems like a success, suspicions begin to unravel and Frank is thrown into a firefight with the criminal in question, while attempting to protect a woman he was never meant to see due to his strict rules.
The film follows a simple execution with enough turns to keep you entertained, but only to a certain degree. The fight scenes are slick, as are the driving scenes. The only kind of scene it's missing is a good old shootout, as we learn quickly that Frank fights mainly with his fists, which is fine, but it doesn't leave a lot of imagination to the viewer for what would happen next.
The acting is sub-par. I like to consider Jason Statham a good actor when he wants to be, and he's good in this movie, but every one else seems to follow a generic formula, and it just falls short.
I give the Transporter a 6/10 because even though it may be hooky in some parts, the action is good and it serves nicely as a movie to watch when feeling like nothing more than an action flick. It's a popcorn flick with little to no intellect, but sometimes you don't need it, and this film luckily doesn't.