The Transporter
By Jeff Shannon
Israel O’ Connell contributed to this story
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Move over, Vin
Diesel and The Rock, ’cause the Transporter is leaving Europe to take
care of business across the pond. Hong Kong action veteran Corey Yuen
is teaming up with French film phenomenon Luc Besson once again for
a second round of Transporter action. Currently in production, a bigger
and better film than the original has been promised, but one can only
expect it after seeing how the original Transporter was Yuen’s first
English-language directorial debut.
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"The
Transporter" starred top-billed British action hunk Jason Statham–previously
seen in "Snatch," and "The One"–playing a hard-driving
courier for well-heeled underworld clients. He follows simple rules:
(1) Stick to the deal; (2) Don’t ask names; and (3) Don’t look in
the packages he transports. All was well until he violated rule
3, discovering a Chinese beauty (Qi Shu) in the trunk of his tricked-out
BMW, and foiled a deadly plot to smuggle Chinese slaves through
the port of Marseilles.
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"The
Transporter" is available at Amazon.com
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The first hour
is ass-kickin’ fun, and the stuntwork is impressive throughout, even
as the plot degenerates into a predictable series of bone-breaking
showdowns. Statham boasts an appealing combination of brains and brawn,
suggesting the suave versatility of a promising career. Coproduced
by action auteur Luc Besson and filmed on dazzling French locations,
The Transporter is an action fan’s delight.
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