Transporter 2 knows what its audience wants and--like its title character--it delivers. This is a movie that has not only a fight choreographer but also a car stunt choreographer; a movie in which a female assassin wears nothing but a bra and panties because, presumably, additional clothing would be too cumbersome; a movie in which crashing through a concrete wall in order to leap over a four-lane street will not even rumple the hood of the hero's car; a movie in which a drunken supermodel, after her advances are chastely and gently rebuffed by the hero, says "Thanks for the respect--that's what I needed most"; a movie, in short, for those who liked the first Transporter but found it too subdued and character-driven.
Jason Statham (The Italian Job remake) reprises his role as Frank Martin, a perhaps overly diligent chauffer who will break bones if his duty is impeded. The sheer glee with which Transporter 2 casts aside logic, probability, and the laws of physics is infectious. If the sequence in which Frank flips his car upside-down in order to detach the bomb attached to his undercarriage doesn't reduce you to intoxicated giggles, well...you're watching the wrong movie. Transporter 2 is utterly shameless, unstoppably ridiculous, and completely enjoyable. Also featuring Amber Valetta (Hitch), Jason Flemyng (Snatch), and Matthew Modine. --Bret Fetzer
AnnaLynne | |
Jason Statham | Frank Martin |
Amber Valletta | Audrey Billings |
Jeff Chase | Vasily |
George Kapetan | Dr. Sonovitch |
Kate Nauta | Lola |
Alessandro Gassman | Gianni Chellini |
Marty Wright | |
Matthew Modine | Jefferson Billings |
Reggie Pierre | |
Gregg Weiner | Tipov |
Jason Flemyng | Dimitri |
Gregg Davis | Techie at Billings |
Keith David | Stappleton |
Shannon Briggs | Max |
Raymond Tong | Rastaman |
Hunter Clary | Jack Billings |
François Berléand | Inspector Tarconi |
Elie Thompson |