The Transporter Refueled

Plot synopsis:
In the year 1995 somewhere in a French Rivera city on a typical evening, a group of teenage girls, prostitutes, are on the street, strolling for customers under the watchful eyes of their local black pimps. A van rolls up and a man gets out. One of the black pimps tells him to keep moving, as he's working. "So am I", the man says and opens fire with an assault rifle. The man, a Russian named Arkady Karasov (Radivoje Bukvic) and his partners, Yuri (Yuri Kolokolnikov) and Leo Imasova (Lenn Kudrjawizki) continue to fire on the men, killing them and causing their working girls to flee. Karasov sees one man survived and lets him live with a warning to his bosses that this territory is theirs now. Karasov whistles and a van of his "girls" complete with necklaces with the shape of a knife through the heart (to signify they're his "property") are made to stand on the same street where the murders took place. One of the girls Anna (Loan Chabanol) is visibly shaken by what has happened.Meanwhile, Karasov notices one of the previous French pimps working girls, Maissa (Noémie Lenoir) is still standing where her bosses just got murdered. Karasov asks her if she wants to work for him and she quickly says 'yes'. Charmed by her ability to get in line and know her place, Karasov offers her a ride with him (implying she will be a kept woman and will not be forced to have sex like the others) and she quickly gets into the car. Karasov then yells at the others to get to work. Anna stands on the street corner, tears in her eyes.15 YEARS LATERAnna is in a nice restaurant. She receives a call and tells the person on the other side of the line that the plan is in motion.A group of six local thugs in a parking garage spot a black Audi. They walk up to it, planning to steal it. Frank Martin (Ed Skrein) sees this and uses his phone to open the two front doors, knocking two of them to the ground. Seeing, Frank, the leader of the thugs tells him to hand over the keys. Frank says that's not going to happen. The six thugs attack Frank, and he makes short work of them using his martial arts training, and using their own weapons (knives, a taser) against them. He has the leader in a headlock when he looks at his watch. "You're going to make me late," Frank says. "I hate being late." Frank knocks him out and drives away.Frank drives and looks at his watch, sighing. He's late.Frank picks up his father, Martin Sr. (Ray Stevenson). Martin Sr. tells his son that he late. Frank says he is only 30 seconds late, but his father counters late is late regardless of the time. As they drive off, Frank asks his dad about his retirement and Martin Sr. says he will now get 791 Euros a month in retirement money. Frank gets a call with an unlisted number. His father asks if he is going to answer it. Frank shakes his head no. "I don't use the phone when I'm driving," he says.Meanwhile, a Chinese woman, named Qiao (Wenxia Yu), is in a hotel room with two men, waiting for Anna. One of the men, the accountant of Karasov's money, is angry that Anna is late since he is the one that pays them. Anna finally arrives and the man says they should get the party started."My sentiments exactly," Anna replies before pulling a silenced pistol out her bag and shooting the accountant and his guard in the head. Anna and Qiao get to work, setting up a line of towels that lead out of the bathroom to the bodies. Anna then adds in the body of a dead independent prostitute to fake Qiao's death, making sure to add Karasov's necklace to the body. They use lighter fluid and a dryer in running water to cause a fire and burn all three bodies past recognition.Frank and his father have dinner at his house. Frank asks what he has planned for the future. Martin Sr. he plans to buy a boat with the money he has saved up. Frank dryly comments on that despite his father working in "water purification" he always worked in dangerous locations implying that Martin Sr. used that as a cover to be a soldier/spy. Frank gets a call from the same unlisted number. Anna asks if he is willing to do a job. Frank says he doesn't take contracts over the phone and asks to meet. Anna says okay and sets a meet for 2:00 pm the next day.Meanwhile, Karasov is on his yacht, surrounded by women and his two partners, Yuri and Imasova. Maissa is still there, as Karasov's loyal de facto girlfriend/kept woman. Maissa gets a call and hands it to Karasov. There has been an "accident" involving the accountant.Karasov and Maissa meet with Inspector Bectaoui (Samir Guesmi) who shows him the corpses of the three bodies, saying the first two have been identified. Karasov asks why he wasted him time showing them then. Bectaoui then shows him the third body, of a woman and asks if he recognizes one of his "hostesses." Karasov insists he is a legitimate businessman but Bectaoui counters he is not accusing him of anything and it would be a moot point to do so since many on the force have enjoyed the company of his hostesses. Karasov makes it clear that if he does try to accuse him, he better have an army with him.Frank meets with Anna at a local restaurant and lays out his three rules: there will be no names mentioned between them (at least not real names), the deal cannot be changed once it's agreed on, and he is not to know what he is transporting. All of the rules are so he can maintain plausible deniability in case things go wrong. Anna says he will be picking up one passenger (herself) and transporting two packages for a total of 104 kilos to their destination from the Mediterranean Bank in three hours. Frank agrees to the terms, and says one minute after 5:00 pm he leaves, with or without her. Frank leaves to get ready. Anna calls someone on her phone, telling them they are good to go.Meanwhile, Martin Sr. is at the store, buying an expensive bottle of wine.Frank is at a local mechanic shop, working on his car to get it ready. He calls his dad and tells him he will have to miss dinner since some things came up. Martin Sr. sees a pretty woman needing to change a flat tire, and tells his son he will just have to share dinner with someone else. Frank says that sounds good and hangs up. Martin Sr. goes up to the woman and offers to help her change the tire. When he is distracted, she pulls out a stun gun and knocks him unconscious, stuffing him in the trunk. The woman is Gina (Gabriella Wright), Anna's third and final conspirator in her plot.At 5:00 pm, Frank is waiting outside the bank. Anna appears in a blue dress and a blonde wig. Frank asks where the two packages are. Anna says they will be there in a minute. Frank counts down the seconds. As he does, two other women, a Slav named Maria (Tatiana Pajkovic) and Qiao in a similar disguise as Anna, get into the car. Frank asks what is going on and Anna explains that Maria and Qiao are her packages and weigh exactly what she told him. Frank wants to bail, thinking she is changing the deal, when Maria pulls out a gun and puts it to his head. Frank is less than scared, saying that isn't the first time a gun has been put to his head. Maria replies it will be the first time someone fires it though. Needing him to move (since nearby police are getting suspicious) Anna shows him a cell phone video of his father, who they have kidnapped in order to ensure his cooperation. Frank having no other choice revs the engine and drives away from the bank with the police in fast pursuit. Despite throwing numerous police cars and motorcycle officers his way, Frank is able to evade them all, putting most of them out of commission via car crashes due to precise turns and movements. He takes the three to a parking garage where they switch cars. Anna asks why they are leaving evidence behind but Frank says they are not, and pushes a button, blowing up the car and every trace they were in it.Karasov meets with the bank manager who shows him the video footage of Anna and her conspirators taking him hostage. However, they only broke into the safety deposit box of Karasov's accountant which had jewels, some money, and a little black book ledger. Karasov vows to find out who is responsible and make them pay. Maissa says she will do an "inventory" of their girls and see if anyone is missing, in case this is an inside job.Frank drives the three women back to their safe house, where he sees his father handcuffed and calmly drinking a beer. Anna wants to talk about a new deal, but Frank will have none of it. He just wants his father back and to leave. However, Anna tells him that his father has been poisoned and will die within 12 hours if he is not given an antidote, which only they have. Frank can kill them, but if he does, he kills his father too. Frank seethes in anger but has no choice but to go along with the next step of their plan.Meanwhile, Karasov meets with Maissa who has lined up all the girls Karasov currently owns. She says four are missing. Since Karasov believes one of the girls was killed in the hotel fire, he believes three of his girls are doing this to him.Back at the safe house, Frank notices Anna's necklace and recognizing it, quickly realizes that the plan Anna and her friends are trying to accomplish isn't just about the money; it is personal revenge against Karasov, the man they hold responsible for ruining their lives.Frank drives Anna to a hospital. Frank asks why they are here. Anna asks if he has ever played doctor. Frank, with a stolen white jacket, poses as a doctor with Anna in a wheelchair as a patient. He calls an office and poses as 'Dr. Smith', coming for some gases necessary for surgery. When they get to the office, they knock out the guy at the desk and steal a tank of gas.Meanwhile at the safe house, Martin Sr. watches a soccer game with Gina, drinking vodka. They talk about her home country and Martin Sr. impresses her a bit with his knowledge of it. She leans in to kiss him, having been seduced a bit by him, only to be interrupted by Qiao who tells her they got the gas, so the next stage of their plan can begin.Maria walks up to a local gang and asks if they speak English and are willing to make one thousand Euros each. The men all quickly agree and follow her.Yuri is at his plane, where he lives all the time. He wants to leave but they don't have clearance. Yuri tells his guard he wants the pilot to leave the second they can.Maria goes to a hotel bar and picks up a man and takes him back to his room. As soon as she gets him inside, she pulls out a gun and tells him to sit down.Frank drives Anna to a club that Imasova owns. Gina and Qiao are already there, once again in their blue dresses and blonde wigs to avoid identification. Frank parks around back (after knocking out a guard) and tells them he will replace the tank. After they do what they need to do, they will meet back at the car.Anna, Gina, and Qiao go into the club and dance with some of the guys as well as each other to kill time.Frank finds the fog machine system and switches out one of the tanks for the gas. He then texts Anna that the tank is ready so she and her two friends race to the bathroom and put on gas masks they had hidden there earlier. Meanwhile, when caught messing with the tanks, Frank is forced to knock out a club employee. When he drags him into a break room he accidentally locks the door. Turning around, he is surprised to see three other men there. Frank tries to make up a story of the guy being sick but they don't buy it. Frank notes they probably wont just give him the key to open the door. The men stand up and begin to fight Frank.Back in the main club area, the DJ hits the fog machine button and it pumps the gas into the building, knocking out Imasova and everyone else. Anna, Gina and Qiao walk through the club and get to his office and copy his fingerprints with a scanner. They are now able to access his bank accounts. Using the ledger, the find the right code and log in.Frank is still battling the men in the break room and a fourth man joins the fray. He uses a vacuum cord to twist and subdue some of the men into positions where he can hit them. Trapped in a narrow hallway, Frank uses the shelving units to beat and incapacitate the men. Moving back into the main room, Frank fights the four with pipes, knocking them out.Back in Imasova's office, Anna transfers 100 million of his money into her account. The three get back to the car but Frank isn't there. Anna calls Frank who is still busy with the goons. Taking the call and realizing he has to leave, Frank ties a vacuum cord around the leg of one man who tries to still fight him and string him up over the rafters. He then holds that man in place by looping the other end of the cord around the neck of a second man. He pockets the key and leaves, but not before telling them they should have just given him the key in the first place.Frank finally meets them at the car, only to see four more men have arrived outside to stop them. Frank and the three girls get inside the car. Frank opens the sun roof and puts the car into neutral. He tells them no matter what, not to touch a thing in the car until he gets back. Frank steps outside and begins to systemically beat every man that comes out trying to stop him. Despite that, Qiao and Gina freak out about the car still moving towards a locked gate and want to stop it. Anna says they will listen and wait for Frank. Frank eventually knocks out the last guy, climbs back through the sun roof and floors the car through the gate, making their escape. "We're late," Frank says. "My dad hates when I'm late."The next morning, Yuri learns he can finally take off in his plane. A pilot and a stewardess arrive. It is Martin Sr. and Maria. Yuri wants to know what happened to his pilot and Martin Sr. says that he got food poisoning from bad oysters. Yuri calls the pilot, who is being held hostage by the gang that Maria recruited. The pilot vouches for Martin Sr., which calms Yuri. Martin Sr. gets ready to take off while Maria, under Yuri's request, pours some champagne. However, she laces it with a drug to knock him out. Yuri tells his guard to retire to the back room, and asks Maria to keep him company as he takes a sip.Yuri passes out due to the drugs. Maria locks the room where Yuri's guard is. She takes Yuri's fingerprints via scanner, so the group can access his money too. She then calls the gang in the pilot's hotel room to let him go and gives them the combination to the safe, which has their payment.As Martin Sr. pretends to take off, Maria comes in and tells him "its done." The co-pilot realizes something is wrong so Martin Sr. knocks him out and they proceed to flee. However the co-pilot slumps over the controls and accidentally causes the plane to accelerate to the shock of the control tower that can no longer get in contact with him. Martin Sr. and Maria go down to the emergency exit hatch of the plane, but at the speed the plane is moving at, they cannot escape without getting themselves killed in the process. He calls his son, who is nearby with the other girls in the car. As police units converge on the plane, and Yuri's guard breaks through his locked door, Frank drives under the hatch and times it with his father for him and Maria to jump. Just as they are about to jump though, Maria is shot by Yuri's guard, and Martin Sr. must return fire. The two are still able to jump into the car safely and the six drive off, with two cop cars in pursuit.Meanwhile, Yuri comes to, and is able to get to the control and stop the plane before he drives off the runway.Back in the car, Frank is looking for a mode of escape. He sees a ramp that is used for passengers and sees that at a certain moment it will line up with a tunnel that leads right back to the terminal. Timing his jump perfectly, Frank drives the car up the ramp back into the tunnel, racing the car through the terminal and out the front entrance, escaping.Karasov is in bed with Maissa looking at an old military photo. He sees Frank. Apparently they served together. He gets a text from Imasova saying he has been robbed.Back at the safe house, the five pull the wounded Maria out of the car. Frank wants nothing to do with it, saying he just wants the antidote for his father. Anna reveals they lied, there was no poison. Frank wants to leave, but his father wants to save Maria and together the five improvise to get the bullet out of her and close up the wound until they can properly patch her up. Martin Sr. pulls out the bullet and with a combination of sugar and cobwebs they close up the wound for the time being.Karasov meets with Imasova at the nightclub who explains that he and all his customers were knocked out by gas and his money is gone. Imasova shows him security footage of Frank fighting his men, and Karasov confirms for himself that Frank is responsible in part for his recent misfortune. Imasova is angry, thinking that Karasov is trying to double cross him, but Karasov denies it. He asks for six hours to bring those responsible to justice.At the safe house, Frank watches as his father has some fun with Gina and Qiao. He goes into another room and douses his busted hands in ice water to dull the pain. Anna comes in and apologizes for what she has put him and his father through and wants to make it up to him. She disrobes and they kiss and have sex.Later in bed, Anna tells him that no matter what happens she will finish what she has started. Frank asks when she was forced into prostitution and Anna tells him at age 12. As an increasingly horrified Frank listens to her story, Anna explains she grew up in an impoverished town with few opportunities. She had just come home from working at a factory when she saw her mother talking with a handsome man in a nice suit. The man was Karasov. He told Anna that she could work for him. Her mother told her it was okay and Anna went with him. It wasn't until it was too late that Anna realized that her own mother sold her for 500 dollars. Because of her family betrayal, and Karasov ruining not only her life but countless others, Anna will not stop her plan to collapse his entire empire. "Do you know what it feels like to be considered trash?" Anna asks Frank. Frank gets dressed and gets his father who is in the bed with Gina and Qiao. "Time to go Dad," Frank says. "Really?" Martin Sr. replies with a hint of whine in his voice. Martin Sr. goes with his son, telling the girls goodbye.As they drive off, Martin Sr. and Frank discuss the various dark things they have seen in their lives and relate it to what Anna and her friends have experienced. "Being sold into prostitution, where death is the only option out is pretty dark," Martin Sr. notes, feeling great sympathy for them. Martin Sr. asks what his son is going to do. Frank tells him he is going to drop him off, then go to Paris for a while until the heat dies down. He wants to forget any of them existed. Martin Sr. chastises him for running away from people that need help, saying that is not the son he raised. Frank then says he spent years trying to do the right thing and in the end it got him nothing (implying his time in the service was marred by being forced out by corrupt influences). "It doesnt mean you stop doing the right thing," Martin Sr. says.Frank drops his father off at the consulate. "Send me a post card from Paris," Martin Sr. says, disappointed in his son. Frank drives off. A moment later he gets a call from his father. But it is actually Karasov who has kidnapped him. He tells Frank that he knows he has access to the girls that stole from him and he is to deliver them to Karasov if he wants to see his father alive again.Frank returns to Anna's safe house and explains the situation as she, Maria and Qiao burn all their equipment. Frank notices Gina missing, and Anna says she went back to her family. They always made the crimes always look like three people were committing them so in case things went bad, one of them would be able to escape. Anna says they will help him save his father.Frank and the girls drive to Karasov's location. They are taken to his boat via a speedboat. When he sees Frank, Karasov mocks him, saying it wasn't his fault the rest of their squad wanted to make some money on the side. If he had just played along, nothing would have happened (implying Frank was forced out of the army due to trying to implicate Karasov in corruption). Frank says he went to serve, not make money. Frank says he brought the thieves and asks for his father. Martin Sr. is brought into the room. Suddenly, Yuri and Imasova arrive with their guards. Karasov asks what they are doing on his boat. They tell him he texted them to have a meeting. Besides, they are suspicious of him already. They want to know what happened to their money.Meanwhile, someone in scuba gear dives under the boat and gets inside to the electrical mainframe. It is revealed to be Gina. She never left. Shes integral to the final phase of the plan.Anna then tells Yuri and Imasova that they were ordered by Karasov to steal their money and his show of finding them was just a means to tie up loose ends. Karasov tells her to shut up but his two partners and their guards pull guns and allow her to keep talking. Karasov tells the two he is going to put his gun down and show them his bank accounts, and prove his innocence. As he logs in, Gina supersedes him, and transfers the 200 million they stole into his account. When Yuri and Imasova see that, their suspicions are confirmed. The standoff boils over and breaks into a huge gunfight that leaves Yuri, Imasova, and many of their guards dead. Unfortunately, Maria and Qiao are also killed as well. With no gun, Frank is forced to use a fire extinguisher to blind the remaining gunmen so he, his father, and Anna can escape. As they charge out however, Karasov grabs Anna and drags her away. Meanwhile, Maissa discovers someone hacked the boat and goes down to investigate.Gina, still down in the controls, transfers all the money, all 320 million dollars back to Anna, wiping Karasov out completely. Maissa finds her and shoots her in her back, pushing her out of the way. Maissa tries to log back into the system and recover the money but cannot. Seeing a piece of rope, Gina uses what is left of her strength and strangles Maissa to death. Martin Sr. finds Gina and begs her to hold on. Gina tells him she's sorry and dies in his arms, much to his sadness.Frank in the meantime gets into a fight with some of Karasov's men in a room filled with medieval weaponry. He takes a battle axes and trades blow with one man until it eventually breaks. Finally, he grabs an orange flotation donut and twists the two men through it, leaving them stranded.Karasov pushes Anna into a speedboat and takes off. Anna calls out to Frank as he is attacked on deck. Frank quickly dispatches the goon, throwing him overboard. Jumping off the boat, he lands on the back of a jet ski where a goon is already on it. Frank kicks him off and gives pursuit. Karasov gets to land and drags Anna into a SUV and knocks her out. As he is about to drive away, Frank drives the jet ski on to the sand and jumps off, kicking through the passenger side window and kicking Karasov out of the car. Karasov runs for the cliffs with Frank not far behind.Anna comes to in the car. She finds a gun and makes sure it is loaded.On the cliffs, Karasov and Frank fight. First just hand to hand. Then Karasov pulls out a knife and slashes Frank a few times. Then he picks up rocks trying to beat Frank to death. They trade blows until Karasov has the means to bash Franks head with a rock. Before he can though, Anna shows up and shoots him four times in the chest. His dead body falls from the cliff to the waters below. Anna screams out in a combination of relief, agony, and sadness, knowing that it is finally over.However, Frank knows that she is the one that called Yuri and Imasova. She made sure Martin Sr. was kidnapped, so Frank would have no choice but to deliver Anna and the others to Karasov and thus be there to save them all. Now, she has to kill him to erase any trace of what she has done. Anna breaking down, tells him to stop, to not get any closer. Frank then says if he needed to be dead, why did she save him? He gets closer to Anna and makes her put the gun down. Frank tells Anna that her friends died for her, and Anna says she would have done the same for them. Frank says that whatever she wanted out of all of this had better been worth it. Frank tells her to go before kissing her one last time. "Is that the deal?" Anna asks.
"That's the deal, Frank replies. Anna gets off the mountains and goes back to the car. She looks at Frank one last time, sadly, and then drives away.An undetermined time later, Martin Sr. is being interrogated by Inspector Bectaoui. Martin Sr. denies having anything to do with the mess and cannot identify the man who killed Karasov. Bectaoui has no choice but to release him, having no just cause to keep him locked up as a person of interest. Frank is waiting outside the police station, reading a paper detailing the death of Karasov and the dissolution of his criminal empire. Frank says they should go get dinner with a nice bottle of wine. Martin Sr. says that is the first smart thing he has said. They drive off.ONE MONTH LATERAnna, in a large mansion, free from her life of prostitution, sits at her pool with a tablet. Looking at her bank accounts, she begins to transfer money. She gives 75 million each to the families of Maria, Gina, and Qiao so they will never have to endure the horrors their daughters did. In addition she sends 10 million each to Frank and his father for their trouble, leaving the last 75 million for her, allowing Anna to have a life of peace.

Tags: revenge, humor, murder, violence, flashback

Review:
It is expected from a transporter series to have top notch action sequences with Jason Statham throwing some mind blowing dialogues that would make a fan jump from his/her seat.
It failed miserably Ed Skrein was simply not believable as Frank Martin, he may well have talent but if failed to find a way to escape the terrible script.The plot (what there was of it) was so predictable that I could have written the next scene before it showed up on the screen.The truth is, this movie could have been edited out of the out takes and what was on the cutting room floor from the previous Transporter Movies and it would probably have been an improvement.The Plot consisted of a few Pretty Girls exploited by Mafia type Russian bad guy, Frank takes a job and gets wrapped into a revenge plot by some of the Girls on the old Boss.Stick it in a bag shake it and print it.If you are thinking of going to the cinema to watch this, do not waste the money.It gets 1 star because someone somewhere made a living on it..
The fake hoarseness he carries in his voice is oh-just-so-laughable!Come on Hollywood, if you want to do a reboot of a franchise like this, please do not do it with 3rd rate actors!!!OK, now the action scenes, THE EDITOR, Julien Rey, NEEDS TO GET HIS HEAD OUT HIS ...!
Quick background: I like Jason Statham, I thought the first two transporter movies were awesome, but the third one was a let down.
The new Transporter, who comes in the shape of Ed Skrein, has some big shoes to fill taking on a role that helped make Jason Statham a bona fide action star.
Ray Stevenson who plays Franks father, is quite a scene stealer, and makes me wonder why was he not cast has Frank instead.All in all it's pretty much what you would get from a Transporter film.
Gorgeous scenery in the French Riviera, beautiful exotic women taking revenge on their pimp, and a Luc Besson story combine with an extended Audi product placement to make an entertaining action movie.Ed Skrein is a suitable replacement for Jason Statham and a believable enough action hero.
While they needed the Transporter's help, they certainly weren't damsels in distress, waiting for a man to rescue them, which was a nice change from so many action films.But most of all, I loved the fighting - Ed Skrein made it look somewhat easy to get the best of various bad guys in creative ways.
The Jason Statham fan club apparently have decided to write many negative reviews - hey wake up - this isn't a thriller or drama focused on dialogue - its an action movie!
Loved this in Imax cinema today.Its not the best film in the world,but its entertaining,slick and bursting with action.I have to admit I am biased as I love Ray Stevenson who plays Frank Martin Senior.The Frank and Frank relationship works almost turning this into a father-son buddy movie and if by any chance it makes enough money for a sequel to be made,I think that needs to remain at the heart.As Frank Senior is a retired spy,we keep getting flashes of what this man has been and is still capable of.The stunts are amazing ,the chases and fighting top notch and the women involved in manipulating how the story progresses.Why cant a film just be entertainment for a few hours.The critics were bound to pull this apart but audiences should enjoy it.Really hoping the two Franks will live to fight another day.
But I was wrong, the new actor could play slighty better than statham.Refueled, is everything you could expect from transporter movies.
movie stunts are good thought story line too..but move doesn't seems so great and osam without jason..they must have brought jason in this movie ..if they want to get total respect n love from audience i give this movie a 1 star cos without jason movie is awful to watch .....jason is the only person who will put energy to this movie n attraction toward its fans ...
The Transporter, along with Crank pretty much made Statham the action hero worthy of being in The Expendables and the fact that he still relevant enough to keep going with the franchise only made the whole thing a turn off.But I will say they tried their best to make up for his absence, but I really don't like the new guy in comparison.
The Transporter, along with Crank pretty much made Statham the action hero worthy of being in The Expendables and the fact that he still relevant enough to keep going with the franchise only made the whole thing a turn off.But I will say they tried their best to make up for his absence, but I really don't like the new guy in comparison.
Transporter Refueled has a lot of Stylish fight sequences and chase scenes that hit the mark perfectly, and Hit-man didn't, so if you're choosing between mindless action, you're better off with Transporter.Overall, I give the movie a 5 and it would have gotten an 8 if Statham was starring in it..
The action scenes in this one were well done as the car- related scenes were well shot and captivating despite sometimes feeling like an Audi commercial and certain implausible things were happening on screen and the fight scenes were well choreographed and very creative at times which I appreciated.
I always make a point of watching the trailer for a movie..that way you should know what you are in for.Transporter re-fuelled is an high octane stunt romp which has to be watched in the proper context .If you expect anything than thin plotted action then you're in for a bad experience.Good and bad guys...sexy girls...fast cars....foreign bad-guys with big boats and planes.....revenge...pumping soundtrack...silly sequences...it's all here for 90 odd minutes of daft fun.If it's Oscar material you're after ..go see a Shakespeare play or an opera.Not particularly a bad movie but as good as the genre will allows so whack your shoes off and suspend belief for a bit..
The character of Frank Martin (played in the first three films by Jason Statham, who became a popular action movie actor because of the role) is now inhabited by British rapper, actor and recent TV pitch man Ed Skrein.
As the women move forward with their plan, they only tell Frank what he needs to know when he needs to know it, which makes Frank frustrated and places all parties in greater danger, but also entertains the audience – mostly.The movie re-uses some of the ideas that fueled the previous "Transporter" films, including making the story personal by focusing on the pursuit of justice in the midst of all the car chases and plot twists.
The only character in this movie with sufficient gravitas to play his role is Stevenson, but he is given some silly lines and even sillier direction (from Camille Delamarre, who edited "Transporter 3" but is directing one of these films for the first time).Of course, audiences who come to these movies are more concerned with the action than the acting and, on that level, the film does pretty well.
This series made an action star out of then unknown actor Jason Statham, whose brawny heft and martial arts abilities fit the character like a T.
Now that a much older Statham is now doing films like "The Expendables", producer Luc Besson decided to resurrect the character of Frank Martin with a new unknown young actor.
I actually wanted to see more father-son scenes between Stevenson and Skrein, as they had good chemistry together.French model Loan Chabanol played Anna.
The Transporter Refueled was merely some of the same stunts and scenes flipped around with some of the similar story of your basic action film.
Skrein doesn't have Statham's martial arts background, but the fight sequences are well choreographed and not excessively tightly edited, allowing you to see some techniques happening.What does work well is the introduced character of Frank Sr. played by Ray Stevenson, replacing Inspector Tarconi.
And I think watching 2 monkeys fight is a better watch than this.Every new movie they make if it's a reboot or not they are all the same: everybody looking like they have a lot of money, and they all look so arrogant you just wanna punch them all so hard in the face.
With Transporter Refueled, you should basically know with what you are getting going into.In the year 2010 and in south of France, Frank Martin (Ed Skrein) goes on a wild ride dealing with saving his dad, getting caught up in a strange prostitution ring and a money plot.Skrein is famous for leaving Game of Thrones and we will really see what he can do in a lead role as the villain in Deadpool next year.
This is one of those movies where you watch it because you want to see what type of over-the-top and elaborate fights or gunfights or car chase sequences or action set pieces they could come up with, EuropaCorp-style, I might add.
So in this case, for this particular franchise, whether or not the script is solid can strap a seatbelt on the back seat along with analytical skills.This reboot's got four drop dead gorgeous ladies, it's got that sort of Sean Connery - Harrison Ford 'The Last Crusade'-esque father-son banters between Ray Stevenson and Ed Skrein, I think they make the movie extra entertaining.
GOOD POINTS New faces, hot girls, I was bored of Jason Statham after 3 movies Ed did a great job.
Unfortunately, Ms. Chabanol's character looks like a knock-off of Gina Gershon and is performed at the level of Ms. Gershon's Showgirls co-star Elizabeth Berkley (insert groan and dread here).The highlights of the film are Ray Stevensen, who plays Frank's dad; the French Riviera locale; and the over-the-top action and stunt sequences – many with (I choose to believe) purposefully humorous touches.
Being one who got some kick out of all the three previous installments in the series and aware of the fact that the western critics have always been indifferent to the 'Transporter' films,I opted for this refueled sequel,even after receiving generally unfavorable reviews on the day of its release,the result being disappointing in all means.Statham-less and devoid of thrills that the predecessors offered,the latest addition to the series is a desperate effort from the producers to cash-up on the popularity of the franchise just for the sake of making some numbers in the box office.The 96 minutes long movie rather exalts the contribution of Jason Statham to the franchise and how dumb the series looks in the absence of a convincing hero like him.The narration by Camille Delamarre never really cares to connect with the audience and mixes up glamour and action the same way as the prequels,but noticeably lazier writing and technical crew spoils the punch that the prequels offered.The chase sequences even though looks like an advertisement for the newly launched Audi S8 were impressive and the only positive to be noted.The strangely bright coloring,particularly during the action sequences should have been taken care of.Ed skrien tries really hard to fit into the shoes of statham and even tries to emulate his accent,but to be honest the guy lacks the charm and charisma that Statham transferred to the protagonist Frank Martin.The only saving grace coming to the performances is a really good act from Ray Stevenson,playing the senior Frank Martin.Loan Chabanol,Gabriella Wright etc as the lead ladies were adequate.Overall,The Transporter Refueled is a disappointing sequel that feels lifeless in the absence of a charismatic hero like Statham.Verdict::Having watched this shabby effort from the whole team,I do feel that the idea to refuel the 'Transporter' franchise after 7 years and that too opting out the central attraction Statham shouldn't have been materialized.Give it a miss!!
This movie is just like the previous Transporter movies just without: -any talented actors any cool car chases -any martial art scenes (fast cuts can't replace missing fighting skills, folks.
If you like good fighting scenes: don't watch the movie.
To insure his cooperation, they kidnap Frank's father, Frank Sr (Ray Stevenson).Some people believe that these Transporter movies are really ads for the Audi cars as they are the only ones Frank drives.
The action scenes during these chases are simply spectacular, and as we watch we can be heard exclaiming quite loudly, "Ouch, Ouch, Ouch" Yes, the car stunts are every bit of what we expect from a Transporter movie.
the only thing this has in common with the other (good) Transporter films is the title and character Frank Martin.
The main reason people actually liked the other Transporter films was because of Jason Statham, so his absence in this film is clearly felt with Ed Skrein constantly trying to pull of his best Statham impression the whole time.
Unless you simply cannot stay away from driving movies, even if they don't focus on the driving like they should, then check it out; but if you expect this to be a true Transporter flick, then skip it.5/10 because of Ed and Ray's performances, beautiful women, and at least being willing to try some new things.
'THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)Sequel/reboot to the popular action flick franchise; which has three previous installments and a TV series.
This chapter has actor Ed Skrein, taking over the lead character of Frank Martin (aka 'The Transporter'), from former star Jason Statham.
If you like action movies, then watch 'Refueled'.
He may have the looks but his looks can't save this poor movie.The story which is a revenge drama has not teeth and tough the action sequences are good, they lack the edge of the seat thrill.The only decent thing is this boring thing is Ray Stevenson who plays Sr Frank Martin aka transpoter's dad.
The Transporter Refueled feels like any "euro-action" film produced by Luc Besson and his tireless factory of B-movies, with practically exchangeable situations and characters.
There are many problems in the poor screenplay from The Transporter Refueled; to start with, the methods of the prostitutes feel excessively complicated, and Frank Martin's intervention feels unnecessary and weak, something we should never perceive in the "hero" from an action film.
This competent attempt to reboot (or refuel, as it were) the "Transporter" franchise finds Ed Skrein in the unenviable position of trying to replace Jason Statham, which is basically impossible.
He has none of the presence that Jason Statham has and as the character of Frank Is The Transporter, this movie was never going to be any good.
(Ok I know all fight scenes are choreographed but it was clear that Statham could actually fight, Skrein clearly cannot)It is a shame as this could have been a good film, the story wasn't bad and the supporting actors were pretty good, but the Frank character was weak.Maybe they should have made a prequel with a different actor playing a young Frank?
Ed Skrein hasn't got the "hard man" persona like Statham, who suited the role as the original Frank Martin, so I doubt that this franchise has taken a turn for the better.
As I didn't have high expectations for this film, I wasn't that disappointed but it's a shame to see a decent franchise go in the wrong direction.Budget: $25million Worldwide Gross: $73millionI recommend this movie to people who are into their action/crime/thrillers starring Ed Skrein, Ray Stevenson, Loan Chabanol, Gabriella Wright and Tatiana Pajkovic.
If you want a good action flick, watch something else, like the rock, or the original transporters.
Former special-operations mercenary Frank Martin assists a prostitute Anna and her accomplices Gina, Maria and Qiaobring take down a human trafficker in order to save his father, Frank Martin Senior.Director Camille Delamarre's The Transporter Refueled has a handful of decent stunts and action sequences, one of which involving a fight in a car park where Frank leaves his car in drive.
Maybe The Transporter Refueled would have worked better tweaked as a generic father son action film rather than a reboot of a sleeper hit series.Overall, possibly worth watching for Stevenson elder Frank and Tatiana Pajkovic..
Urgh!I liked the first Transporter movie and then it goes downhill from there all the way to the TV show.While this film wasn't as bad as the series, it was still kind of crap.
I liked the original Transporter films, they were boosted by the acting of Jason Statham and some enthralling chases and stunts.
As a fan of the series I was eagerly waiting for it knowing the fact that you can never replace Jason Statham but still kept my hopes high but turns out exactly the same way you would expect, another failed experiment just like most of the reboot,remakes or sequel/prequel these days.I hated the storyline where Frank Martin is kind of a lapdog of four bitches and the father son relationship angle was even more pathetic, I mean come on his father is supposed to be some ex-spy or something but gets kidnapped in the same movie twice.
Acting was pretty much bad to awful with Ed Skrein nowhere close to Statham's legacy specially the fight scenes, not sure why Ray Stevenson agreed for such a role as Frank Martin's father and honestly don't even want to talk about the rest of the cast.
But for those who watched Jason Statham as The Transporter will miss him throughout the movie.
Transporter 3 had some awful actions scenes but after seeing this movie I think the third films looks pretty good right now.Overall Transporter Refueled is a terrible, terrible movie.
Transporter Refueled (2015): Dir: Camille Delamarre / Cast: Ed Skrein, Ray Stevenson, Anatole Taubman, Loan Chabanol, Noemie Lenoir: The subtitle indicates that this is a reboot of the popular yet idiotic action franchise starring Jason Statham.