Release Date:
11/26/2008
Directed by: Olivier Megaton
The Skinny: Hey, remember that hardass wheelman (Jason Statham) who allegedly adheres to a strict set of rules that he never breaks no matter what, yet has systematically broken for two straight movies? Well, he's back to break them for a third time. You may find yourself asking, "Why does he keep saying he has rules?" Don't.
The Good: Look, the Transporter movies are basically kung-fu flicksyou don't need to pay attention to the plot or the characters. If there are fight scenes and car chases, it's doing its job. The fight scenes are up to par (although what style of martial arts is it that requires you to take your clothes off? The Praying Beefcake Technique?), and Statham still manages to somehow make his mumbly, über-serious chauffeur likeable.
The Bad: Surprisingly, it's during the chase scenes where this movie drops the ball. Olivier Megaton (yeah, yeah, we know) makes the boneheaded decision to film cars driving really fast and then artifically speed up the film to make them look like they are in a perpetual state of fast forward. It doesn't look cool, it's looks stupid, like those goofy super-speed scenes from the old Benny Hill show. Car chases are the ultimate no-brainer, yet Olivier how you say? Fucks her up, yes? And as hot as she is, Natalya Rudakova may be the most irritating screen presence since Mike Myers in the Love Guru.
Enemy of the Stath: Probably the best scene in the movie is the opening, in which we see Statham's Frank Martin fishing with long time rival/sort-of partner Tarconi (François Berléand). It humanizes the otherwise monosyllabic head-cracker, and lightens things up a bit.
Theater, DVD, or TNT in Five Years? Hell, if it's this or Twilight, see this. If not, it's a rental.
The Skinny: Hey, remember that hardass wheelman (Jason Statham) who allegedly adheres to a strict set of rules that he never breaks no matter what, yet has systematically broken for two straight movies? Well, he's back to break them for a third time. You may find yourself asking, "Why does he keep saying he has rules?" Don't.
The Good: Look, the Transporter movies are basically kung-fu flicksyou don't need to pay attention to the plot or the characters. If there are fight scenes and car chases, it's doing its job. The fight scenes are up to par (although what style of martial arts is it that requires you to take your clothes off? The Praying Beefcake Technique?), and Statham still manages to somehow make his mumbly, über-serious chauffeur likeable.
The Bad: Surprisingly, it's during the chase scenes where this movie drops the ball. Olivier Megaton (yeah, yeah, we know) makes the boneheaded decision to film cars driving really fast and then artifically speed up the film to make them look like they are in a perpetual state of fast forward. It doesn't look cool, it's looks stupid, like those goofy super-speed scenes from the old Benny Hill show. Car chases are the ultimate no-brainer, yet Olivier how you say? Fucks her up, yes? And as hot as she is, Natalya Rudakova may be the most irritating screen presence since Mike Myers in the Love Guru.
Enemy of the Stath: Probably the best scene in the movie is the opening, in which we see Statham's Frank Martin fishing with long time rival/sort-of partner Tarconi (François Berléand). It humanizes the otherwise monosyllabic head-cracker, and lightens things up a bit.
Theater, DVD, or TNT in Five Years? Hell, if it's this or Twilight, see this. If not, it's a rental.