The Transporter

release year: 2002
genre: action
viewing setting: home DVD, 5/20/03

synopsis: Driver/martial artist who gets paid to transport things is betrayed, then seeks revenge.

impressions: Pretty good. It starts briskly, with an impressive car chase, and then becomes more of a guns/fighting type of movie. The pace is good, there's some humor here and there, and I actually wasn't sure who the bad guys were (and why) until near the end of the movie.

things to watch for: The whole trainyard fight sequence was well-done.

acting: Jason Statham (who you may remember from Ghosts of Mars) does a good job as the strong, silent type. The girl who played Lai was gorgeous in the non-drop-dead way. The main bad guy didn't impress me, but the police inspector had a good supporting role.

final word: Basic but entertaining action fare.

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