Transporter 3

Transporter 3 (2008) starring Jason Statham, and Robert Knepper.

Before...well it's a transporter movie...so in some ways relatively low expectations. I expect action packed sequences and car chases and a couple of classic fights. But not much more. Considering the first two were thoroughly fun and enjoyable my expectations were slightly higher than they would normally have been for a threquel.

Frank Martin (Statham) gets pulled into another transporter case, which he initially refuses to do when Johnson (Knepper) asks, when the man he recommended drives his car into his house. The new twist to this film is that he is fitted with an explosive device that if he gets too far away from the car he will blow up. As always he is not told what he is transporting and he asks no questions about the deal...that is until...

When you see the name Transporter on the side of the box you automatically know what to expect. It is gonna be slightly cheesey, action packed and tongue in cheek. This is a film that should not be taken seriously and ultimately because of that you watch it in a different light than you would with Little Children, or Psycho. It is a fun actioned packed movie that hits the mark with the car chases. The stand out piece of the film is where Statham chases after the car on a stunt bike...he falls behind too far he blows up...tense and fun. Good work Stath! ;)

Although not the best film in the world by a long stretch, but at the same time i enjoyed it more than Wolverine. Admittedly I waited the whole movie for the awesome fight sequence. The first film produced the Oil fight...amazing. The second film produced the hose pipe fight...even better. The third film....this film...produced the strip tease fight...oh. It just didn't hit the mark but I am sure for the female viewers of the film enjoyed it.

The big bad guy in this film in my view is the best actor in the film. He is chilling at times and you kinda see that he enjoys playing the bad guy. The problem in acting comes when we are introduced to Valentina. Until she takes drugs she is a passable actress. After however she becomes an annoying nuisance. A pain in the neck, an awful waste of space.

So although short, this review is to the point. Highly enjoyable and good fun. A mindless movie, not as good as the other two though.

★★★☆☆