C+

lots of style .. great action .. but some shit dialogue and not so pluasable situations and/or events. i found it fun till the end but really ... this movie severely lacked in a proper story. Plot was good though

ye a... see the plot was good. but the story events and reactions were flawed. the plot depended on the mother of the kidnapped child trusting frank. i saw no plausable reason for her to trust frank. shit like that.

M'hay

could you perhaps mention why it was so good?

For the same reason your avatar (and it's prequel) are so good!

I have to say that I am a little surprised by this movie. Even though the CGI is atrocious to look at, and even though it seems that Matthew Modine went to the same "Saw" acting school that Cary Elwes went to, this movie is a lot of fun to watch. The action sequences are clever and well done, and with this type of movie, that is the most important thing.

B+

That explains it

Despite being a little more cheesier than the original, it's a hell of a lot better. The first one was good because of the awesome action scenes done in a very low budget. So, of course with a higher budget, you'll see some cheesy moments. However, Transporter 2 still manages to keep up the awesome action scenes of the first, and make 'em twice as good. As usual, Jason Statham is his usual, awesome, entertaining self. He's not only the next action star, but he's a great entertainer as well, keeping up the laughs, despite having a serious role. The story is not without its flaws, but Transporter 2 isn't meant to be smart; it's meant to be entertaining. And, entertain it accomplishes. Tarconi (Berleand) is also surprisingly hilarious, even though he was barely noticable in the first. Nauta (the chick from the trailer) is more unappealing and unattractive than you could imagine. They pushed her way too hard in this movie, with her wearing nothing but lingerie throughout the film. The action was just explosive, awesome, and well-done. The only part of the film that I didn't like was the scene of the plane, which was poorly executed. But, the rest of the film makes up for it in a big way, and Statham only makes it ten times better. He is be the next, big action star. B+



Why not? The film showed how the only man the mother could depend on was Frank. She put her trust in him to protect her child, she knew that she could go to him for pretty much anything, and her son really liked Frank as well. I don't see why she couldn't trust him.

Yeah, that plane CGI was like a direct to video movie, same with some pretty awful blue screen stuff at times. But the movie is incredibly entertaining and a whole lot of fun. It doesn't just forget about reality, it beats the hell out of it, and has a great time doing so. Bring on Transporter 3! B+ (For the record, I thought it was much, much better then the first, which on repeat viewing I'd say is a B-/C+.)

If you throw out the realm of reality, Transporter 2 is one of the best movies of the year. The action is non-stop and Statham is great as usual. The fights and car chases are amazing with a few laughs thrown in there by the French cook. The only problem is the cheese factor. The plane at the end ranks up there with the Bond surfing the tidal wave in Die Another Day as the worst CGI ever put on screen. Also the helicopter getting blown up in under 1 sec was pretty bad CGI as well. But if you throw all that out the window and Statham doing a 360 in mid air with his car to get rid of a bomb, and you have a great movie.

B+

That part was awesome.

Good B movie - JS was good in this movie but do you see him playing a real lead - to me he is a character actor - even in this movie the car is the lead.

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Sorry but I had a big problem with the fight scenes.

The car scenes as in the first movie were great.

But come on, with the CG, the fight scenes are so far fetched that they loss interest fast. Give me what was a much realer feeling action of the fights in Die Hard, Terminator, Matrix, even Rambo, Seagal or Cinderella Man.

Him flipping through quick glances of fights doing these kicks, the girl flying on those things from the attic, him beating people up, even the gun play at the beginning - just wish they would leave those crazy/quick shots out of these scenes that could have had realer/fuller feeling fights.

This movie is a rarity since this is one of the vanishing breed, a straight up action movie. The movie has lots of inventive action (outlandish) and is fast paced. All I can say about the bad girl is YIKES. But the movie is fun to watch.

B+

Decent, fun time at the movies. I wasn't happy with the (lack of) writing, but the direction/production was nifty. Nice look to the film....

6/10

Pleasently surprised by this. Just a goddamn good action movie. Sure, the plot is paper-thin, and the writing is... meh. But, it's the action that works, and the action is what's MEANT to work. Good job.

Grade: B

TRANSPORTER 2 - 5/10 ( C )

Well, it was much better than the original film was. That's about the best I can say. I am sorry, but I find this series of films to be massively overrated. This was only fun because of how hilariously dumb everything was! I was laughing all the way through at several ridiculous elements of it. The final scene in the plane features some of the absolute worst CGI ever projected onto a film screen. I am shocked that the studio would let that actually go to the theaters!

Statham was fine, he didn't annoy me in the first one either. He gave a decent enough performance and in addition there were a few action sequences were cool. But the rest of the acting was some of the worst of the year. Amber Valletta, who I really liked in HITCH, is the worst along with Matthew Modine. And I hated how they kept trying to sell that ugly bitch as really attractive :p The whole movie she was basically walking around wearing nothing and she was seriously one of the ugliest people I've ever seen

I am sorry, but action films can be so much better in this day and age. In a year that has been fantastic for action with the brilliant SIN CITY and many other fun summer rides still in theaters, it seems lame to waste time on this one, which features horrible acting and a ridiculous story to boot. It did get points for being hilarious though! :p It was almost as funny as SUPERCROSS =))

One question, Do i need to see the Original to enjoy or understand the sequel?!

Absolutely not. Pero el primero es mejor. Just understand that the guy drives people or packages around for $$$ as a prodriver. That's it

oh OK!

Thanks!

Wow. I seriously am baffled by the (relative) warm reception of this movie. I thought it was one of the worst movies I have seen in a LONG time. The only redeeming qualities of this film were Statham's general badass presence that he brings to the character and some of the car chase, up until the completely retarded moment where he drove the car from one parking garage to the other . Everything else was pure garbage. Terrible acting from all involved (insane bimbo actually came off the best), the worst quality and usage of cgi perhaps I've ever seen (was that plane sequence even cgi, or did the effects guys just grab a toy airplane and spin it around on a string?), overbearing musical score, and fights that weren't even 1/10th as cool as those in the first film, not to mention they were shot poorly (makes the fight on the train in Batman Begins look coherent ). I really can't believe that the same director and producer responsible for Unleashed, a truly great fucking action movie, could make this utter pile of shit. Just think back to scenes like the bomb removal, the jet ski, the fight with that chick or Frank dodging bullets and explain to me how they somehow rise above Batman and Robin or Catwoman levels of stupidity to become entertaining. That finale on the plane has to be one of the worst sequences ever put to film. "Oh hey Mr. Badass who has been getting in the way of my plans through the whole damn movie, you're not going to get away this time (holds a gun on him). But first, have a seat and let's shoot the shit" .

Truly terrible, even for a mindless action movie.

F

C+

I was a little disappointed. There was some action sequences that were fun, but as a movie it didn't really click for me. There wasn't much development, lots of plot holes, acting was a little off at most parts. Not that I'm against action movies, I mean I absolutley loved the first movie. Not so much this one. The ending was a bit arrupt too, they could've put a bit more falling actions after the plane fight. I was expecting the movie to go like 25 minutes after that, into a dramatic final scene. But no, they just cut to the hospital where everyone was fine, and ended the movie without any Frank being thanked scenes and so forth. The first movie had way more fight and action scenes as well, for everyone claiming thats what made this great. This had some moments(360 car flip!) but its still underneath the first in my opinion.

EDIT-After thinking it over I lower it to C-.

fun and entertaining, that's how i described the transporter 2. only this time better than the frist movie. Jason Statham plays his character well better than the first movie. the story was okay a typical action-adventure movie. my grade is B

Mindless entertainment, and the movie did that very well. The plot is as inconceivable as it gets, but the action is just as much fun. B.