Patchy at best.

Rating: 4/10 (6 September 2005)

The Transporter start out very slow. You get an idea of what Statham does in the movie, and that goes on for about a half an hour. Then things start to get interesting, but they only start to. Once you find out what the movies all about it kind of ruins the cool tone it had to it originally. The plot itself is not only bad, but is thrown together, making for a really patchy film. The action is great - but that's all. Even at some points its absolutely ridiculous what is pulled off. I found myself laughing at a few parts. And those weren't the parts I was supposed to be laughing at.
Transporter tries to be funny at parts, and it really isn't. It tries to be serious throughout, when really it's just weird. I wouldn't recommend this movie even as an action flick, since most of the action is repetitive and unrealistic. For example, two cars collide and burst into flames before they barely even hit each other. But what bothered me most about this film is the extremely poor music selection. What was left of the Transporter that made it any bit redeeming was ruined by the awful soundtrack. Half of it was hip-hop, when there really shouldn't have even been music. And the score for the rest of the film simply isn't that good and doesn't fit the tone of the movie. All in all it was another disappointing movie rental. I could keep the flick for another week but I returned it the day after. I didn't really want to look at it. This kind of makes me not want to see Transporter 2, but I will still give it a chance.