Jackie Chan wannabe movie

Rating: 6/10 (30 December 2005)

I hired this movie because our video shop has a deal- hire 1 overnight Mon-Thurs and get a free weekly. As they only have about 300 weeklies, my options are getting limited. Soon I'll be hiring Never Ending Story 3.
I picked this one because (a) I saw they've made a sequel, which means either the first one was good, or lots of people went to see it (b) it has Jason Statham in it, who hasn't let me down before.
The movie follows the Transporter (Statham), which is a much better name than "The Courier" or "The Parcel Guy". The Transporter's mission statement basically reads do the job, do it smart, don't break your rules (think DeNiro's character in "The Score". When one inadvertently gets involved in one of his jobs, his simple business is turned upside down. He's not going to get uninvolved without lots of flying kicks, explosions, oil and a cool cop.
Kept me entertained, but a pretty shallow script, weak supporting cast and some ridiculous action sequences that would make Jackie Chan wince. Still, you could do worse, which I'm sure will be evidenced by my next review on a weekly hired from my video store.