This is based on nothing. Everything explodes, but it blows nothing.
The elements that were used on this film will be regarded, i suppose,
as the main characteristics in action films from this first decade of
the century. We have a specific cinematography, based on blue tones
which in the end work as a kind of sober image, tough, hard. This is
supposed to set the tone for the action, which will be choreographed,
but also hard, heavy, sometimes violent. Editing has a fundamental part
in all this, many times we, spectators, won't be allowed to understand
exactly everything that happens. The Bourne features started this, i
think, Casino Royale successfully exploited the notion, as well as
several other films. Not this one. This is a collection of useless
tricks, which don't work in any situation, in any part of the movie.
There's nothing here. It emulates badly its references, it lives on a
certain style, but that style is corrupted and it is incompetently used
here.
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The Transporter (2002)
dry powder, 11 March 2008
Author: ruiresende84 (ruiresende84@gmail.com) from Porto, Portugal
This is based on nothing. Everything explodes, but it blows nothing. The elements that were used on this film will be regarded, i suppose, as the main characteristics in action films from this first decade of the century. We have a specific cinematography, based on blue tones which in the end work as a kind of sober image, tough, hard. This is supposed to set the tone for the action, which will be choreographed, but also hard, heavy, sometimes violent. Editing has a fundamental part in all this, many times we, spectators, won't be allowed to understand exactly everything that happens. The Bourne features started this, i think, Casino Royale successfully exploited the notion, as well as several other films. Not this one. This is a collection of useless tricks, which don't work in any situation, in any part of the movie. There's nothing here. It emulates badly its references, it lives on a certain style, but that style is corrupted and it is incompetently used here.
My opinion: 1/5 stay away.
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