An international action thriller!

Rating: 8/10 (18 September 2005)

This is a very entertaining piece of action cinema. Jason Statham plays the transporter of the title who (appropriately) transports packages for the highest bidder. Naturally his clients are shady crime world members, after all he is not just a Sunday ride or a trip to the grocery store. The Transporter is a rule abiding, martial arts fighting, pedal to the medal driving professional who knows how to get the job done and get it done right. The story has Frank Martin (Statham) delivering a package to a client cross-country and he unwillingly (well almost) looks into the package, thus breaking one of his strict rules of trade. Then, in short, all hell break loose. Granted that this movie is not much in the plot department, but for action it has few peers. For all of you Hong Kong action film lovers, here is a film produced outside of Hong Kong that follows that same relentless formula you love.
Also, one cannot help but look at the credits: a french director and producer/writer, a British star, a fight choreographer from Hong Kong, a plot involving Chinese criminals, and the hero's car is German. Basically an international action thriller! Also with this movie Jason Statham has cemented himself as leading man and will undoubted do many more action movies in the future, including the sequel to this. 8/10
Rated PG-13: violence and action