The Transporter Refueled (2015)

Fresh and Exciting

Captivating movie !

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Along with unnecessary sequels, one thing that pisses me off from the stable of Hollywood studios is reboots.Reboots are mostly rubbish and waste of time & money according to me. And after watching this reboot, it makes my case more stronger.The fact that Transporter worked so well was its main lead Jason Statham. Even Transporter two and three were below average movies, Statham was at his best.Sadly, Ed Skerin is no Statham. He lacks his personality and don't start me on his poor dialogue delivery. He may have the looks but his looks can't save this poor movie.The story which is a revenge drama has not teeth and tough the action sequences are good, they lack the edge of the seat thrill.The only decent thing is this boring thing is Ray Stevenson who plays Sr Frank Martin aka transpoter's dad. He has some nice one liners and seems to be the fun guy in a film that takes itself too seriously.Trust me. Miss it !!

Now there are many things wrong with this attempt to bring new life into the Transporter series. Though I never remember it having any problems with Statham in the main role-at least not as huge problems as this one has by trying to create a Transporter universe. Something the Bourne universe did better with Jeremy Renner and still fell flat on their noses/backs/behinds or whatever you want to call it.There is Ray S. who is completely wasted in this (no pun intended), there is misogyny aplenty and just stupid and mean. And there is also so many clichés and ridiculous holes in the "plot" (if you want to call it that), that it almost physically hurts watching. On the other side (the "good" one), you do have certain stunts and action scenes that kind of deliver what the movie promised. But all is let down by really bad acting, dumb "twists" (you really have to be blind and deaf not to see them coming) and an overall dread (PG-13) feeling ... steer clear! Pun intended!

The title says it all really, but I'll expand a little. I find that the first half is not that bad. In between all the jerking off of Audi, there's actually some decent action scenes. But seriously, the first half looks almost like an Audi commercial. There's some attempt at bonding between Frank and his father that had potential, but was only done half-heartily. Not unlike most of the movie. There are some clear nods to the Statham movies, but it ends up feeling like a discount rip off. Or the poor mans transporter. Ed Skrein is not the guy. His attempt at humor doesn't hit and his tough guy attitude isn't convincing enough. Nothing against Ed Skrein, though. He was just miscast. That could probably be a result of the fact that Jason Statham IS the transporter, though. After the midpoint, the movie declined. The story fell apart, and the action felt more shallow. It somehow turned into a discount Quantum of Solace. And I don't have to tell you what that means. To summarize. If you want a good action flick, watch something else, like the rock, or the original transporters. If you're a die hard transporter fan, watch this but prepare for disappointment.

OMG, I mean I never had the urge to review a movie but this atrocity just made me come here so I can write how crappy this movie is.The main character, why the hell is he talking in that sound. I mean speak normally for gods sake.The dialogue and script are just atrocious.When the French officer comes asking for car papers and the Transporter just takes off WTH was that. I mean he lives in the French Polynesia so he must have documents for the papers.Also could we get another Audi, he changes cars (mind you the he also can could have changed the license plate since the car has the ability to change those as well) so he dumps the car and then grab another S8.Why oh why these movies are made.I need that 1 hour of my life back.