The rare movie that is worse than its sequel

Rating: 4/10 (18 July 2007)

I watched this movie after watching Transporter 2, and to my surprise, found myself enjoying this one much less than the sequel.
There are some things I like about this movie, though. Although the Chinese girl pisses a lot of people off (at least that's what the negative comments on the forums here seem to indicate) I actually found her to be endearing, and the main highlight of the movie.
Other characters, however, were just cheesy. The Villain looked more like a failed pop musician than some evil rich guy, so the match-up between him and the main character was completely unexciting from the get-go.
The action is not as fast paced and riveting as the sequel. This movie definitely doesn't warrant a re-watch.