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Title: Transporter 2 (2005)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jason Statham | ... | Frank Martin | |
| Alessandro Gassman | ... | Gianni Chellini | |
| Amber Valletta | ... | Audrey Billings | |
| Kate Nauta | ... | Lola | |
| Matthew Modine | ... | Jefferson Billings | |
| Jason Flemyng | ... | Dimitri | |
| Keith David | ... | Stappleton | |
| Hunter Clary | ... | Jack Billings | |
| Shannon Briggs | ... | Max | |
| François Berléand | ... | Inspector Tarconi | |
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Raymond Tong | ... | Rastaman |
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George Kapetan | ... | Dr. Sonovitch |
| Jeff Chase | ... | Vasily | |
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Gregg Weiner | ... | Tipov |
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Gregg Davis | ... | Techie at Billings |
Frank Martin is the best in the business. The ex-Special Forces operative hires himself out as a mercenary "transporter" who moves goods--human or otherwise. Very simple, he delivers, no questions asked. Frank has relocated from the French Mediterranean to Miami, Florida, where as a favor to a friend, Frank is driving for the wealthy Billings family. There's very little that can surprise The Transporter, but young Jack Billings has done just that; Frank has unexpectedly bonded with Jack, age 6, who he drives to and from school. But when Jack is kidnapped, Frank must use his battle-tested combat skills to retrieve the boy and thwart the kidnappers' master plan to release a virus that will kill anyone with whom it comes in contact. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
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TRANSPORTER 2 isn't going to win any awards for its story (whatever happened to Luc Besson anyway?), but for a fun action movie it's about as good as 2005 offered. Jason Statham reprises the role of Frank Martin, a driver with impressive skills in or out of his car. The 2nd film is at least as silly as the first, and not quite as corny in the script, making it a very entertaining way to pass 80 minutes.
Obviously the aim of the film is to capture some of the style of "Golden Era" Hong Kong action films, and Jason Statham does a great job with the help of Cory Yuen's choreography, which is very imaginative and clever (though he reuses a few ideas, e.g. the hosepipe from KISS OF THE DRAGON). Unfortunately the film is blighted by "Hollywood-Style" camera work and editing, which detracts from the choreography... westerners still haven't learnt how to shoot a fight scene as well as a Hong Kong crew (despite having 10x the budget available to do it)... too many closeups, shaky camera that goes against the movement of the action and editing which obscures rather than emphasises what's going on. I'd love to see the action scenes re-edited by one of HK's premier action film editors.
Still, small quibbles really since Hong Kong has pretty much stopped making action films this fun anyway, and TRANSPORTER 2 is still plentifully entertaining as it is :)