Released: 9/2/05

Viewed: 3:40pm 9/2/05

Starring: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta, Katie Nauta

Directed by: Louis Leterrier

When the Transporter came out in 2002 I couldn't have been more excited. It had the coolest trailer of that year, it stared the dude from Lock Stock and it was produced by Luc Besson who had put together a pretty solid r?sum? of quirky action stunners. The Transporter looked no different. Lots of kicks, lots of explosions. What more could a boy ask for.

Well, MORE apparently. I wasn't thrilled with the transporter. I thought it dragged to much and that there were some serious problems with the supporting cast. So when I saw that Transporter two was being made I wasn't doing cartwheels down the hallway singing a song of amusement. Well, I was, but it was completely unrelated to this. Either way ? I was going to see it, but I wasn't going to be fooled by flashy trailers

Sweet damn the trailer for this movie is pretty good! Cars leaping buildings, big explosions, big kicks. I gripped the arm of my chair telling my self not to get sucked into the same old tricks. And I wasn't. I went in low.

Great movie. Everything goes up a notch here. The action is bigger. The stunts are bigger. You wouldn't know it to look at him, but average everyman Staham can freakin' MOVE! And it's always better when you can see the actor doing his own stunts. There's a lot of smart inventive action going on here. Highlights include a doctor's office (where the walls are thin but the doors are surprisingly re-enforced. Go see the movie, you'll get it.), and the "little man big man" fight inside a boat. Statham's character Frank get caught inside a small boat with a huge dude. He's just flippin' around him, kicking' him all over the place. It's out of control.

Like any action movie there are a couple of "What the hell!?" moments where stuff is just too impossible to believe. But it's totally forgivable. You have to take it with a grain of salt. It's an action movie ? do what you gotta do.

Solid support this time around. I liked new comer Kate Nauta as the merciless Lola. She's completely bad ass, but sadly goes out worse then the Scarecrow in Batman Begins She's got a lot of good screen time up front where she's kicking ass, but her inevitable finally with Frank was disappointing. This was her first movie, and aside the fat that she sorta looks like a 12 year old boy on growth hormones, she was very good on screen. Her next movie is X-3. Not a bad way to enter Hollywood.

French actor Francois Berleand returns as Franks Inspector friend. I loathed him in the first film. Mainly because he was attatched to the scenes that slowed everything down. Here his role is much more lighthearted. I would even say he's the comic relief. And he wears it well. I'll happily expect to see him in the Transporter 3 (hope hope hope).

One misfire with the cast. They cast Keith David in this movie and used him way to little. The man is a GOD and deserves way more roles. Did anyone see Men at Work? He rules in that movie.

Can't not give proper respect to Statham. He's on screen for nearly the entire time, and he's getting better and better every time I see him. He nails the action to a T. Like I said, the guy can move. But the movie calls for him to have a friendship with a child, and the scenes between them are very natural and real. He did a great job.

Overall Transporter 2 is high quality. Well shot, well acted, well thought out. The rough edges of the first movie were polished out to create something that I would happily watch again.

7 out of 10 Looses points for a couple of reasons. Some of the fighting wasn't clear enough. A couple of quick cuts were distracting. Honestly though, when he's beating up a dozen guys with a hose, it doesn't even matter. It's just cool. Also I feel like they never went big enough. Yeah cars are jumping buildings, and people are kicking the hell out of people, but it all felt small scale. I can't wait for the Transporter 4 (hope hope hope) when he's taking out the big boys and not dealing with the small fish. .

DVD worthy?:I think so. It was a lot of fun, but there would have to be some good extras. Possibly a ticket to The Transporter 3 (Hope Hope Hope) So I'm going to say yes optimistically.

If you liked this movie check out: Any Bruce Willis action movie where he's a cop.

Seriously, take your pick. Willis has made a handful of close to flawless action movies. Statham has that same spark. And he's making smart choices in roles. He's poised to be the next big action star and that's great because he has a reality to him. Take someone like Vin Diesel His movies are fun, but he feels like a movie star. He didn't always, that's the sad part. Statham on the other had feels like a guy you could run into on the street. And you know he could kick your ass. Willis was the same way when he started out. It's real. Let's hope Statham can build on the quality he's already done.

Trailer Hitch: Doom

There were no new trailers with this movie except for a more detailed trailer for Doom , the video game adaptation starring The Rock I love the Rock, and I love sci-fi horror, but the original trailer for this movie was garbage. If I've learned anything recently it's that trailers can be deceiving, so I'm staying positive.

It was? not bad. Set up is solid enough ? monsters on Mars. The best thing about this version is that a good bit of it is devoted to the "first person shooter" perspective that players experience in the video game. It's cool because the monsters are jumping at you. (Duh.) But seriuously ? it is cool. Let's hope they use it well, and not as a crutch. At one point you see the chainsaw! Gotta love that.

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