The Transporter Refueled (2015)

In the south of France, former special-ops mercenary Frank Martin enters into a game of chess with a femme-fatale and her three sidekicks who are looking for revenge against a sinister Russian kingpin.

Director:

Camille Delamarre

Writers:

Adam Cooper, Bill Collage

Stars:

Ed Skrein, Loan Chabanol, Ray Stevenson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ed Skrein	...	Frank Martin Jr.
Ray Stevenson	...	Frank Martin Sr.
Loan Chabanol	...	Anna
Gabriella Wright	...	Gina
Tatiana Pajkovic	...	Maria
Wenxia Yu	...	Qiao
Radivoje Bukvic	...	Arkady Karasov (as Rasha Bukvic)
Noémie Lenoir	...	Maïssa
Yuri Kolokolnikov	...	Yuri
Lenn Kudrjawizki	...	Leo Imasova
Samir Guesmi	...	Inspector Bectaoui
Anatole Taubman	...	Stanislas Turgin
Robbie Nock	...	Co-pilot Air Yuri
Michael Morris	...	Captain Guesdon
Nash Novcic	...	Ivan

Storyline

Frank Martin, played by newcomer Ed Skrein, a former special-ops mercenary, is now living a less perilous life - or so he thinks - transporting classified packages for questionable people. When Frank's father (Ray Stevenson) pays him a visit in the south of France, their father-son bonding weekend takes a turn for the worse when Frank is engaged by a cunning femme-fatale, Anna (Loan Chabanol), and her three seductive sidekicks to orchestrate the bank heist of the century. Frank must use his covert expertise and knowledge of fast cars, fast driving and fast women to outrun a sinister Russian kingpin, and worse than that, he is thrust into a dangerous game of chess with a team of gorgeous women out for revenge. From the producers of LUCY and the TAKEN trilogy, THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED is a fresh personification of the iconic role of Frank Martin, that launches the high-octane franchise into the present-day and introduces it to the next generation of thrill-seekers.

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Plot Keywords:

car | driver | car stunt | private jet | airfield | 

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Taglines:

...a turbo-charged thrill ride through the French Riviera, full of hairpin twists and dangerous curves.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The parking lot scene where Frank Martin is first introduced pays homage to the parking lot scene in The Transporter 2 where Jason Statham's Frank Martin single-handedly neutralises a gang of thieves after a demand to step out of the car at gun point by a scantly-clad girl, who is also working with the gang of thieves.

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Goofs

The red EXIT signs in French buildings aren't correct. The European regulations call for wordless pictogram in white against green background.

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Quotes

Frank Martin: It's like the Count said to his Musketeers, I don't cling to life sufficiently to fear death.

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Connections

Referenced in News at Ten: Episode dated 29 August 2017 (2017)

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Soundtracks

Louder
Written by Jacob Plant
Performed by Jacob Plant
Produced and mixed by Jacob Plant
(c) Cr2 Records Music Publishing
(p) 2014 Dim Mak Inc

User Reviews

When there was Statham , there was glory. Now , its just a misguided missile aimed at audience.

It is just heartbreaking to say I did not like a transporter movie. But still, I did not like this transporter movie, at all !! It is expected from a transporter series to have top notch action sequences with Jason Statham throwing some mind blowing dialogues that would make a fan jump from his/her seat. But this Transporter got neither great action sequences nor good dialogues.

Ed Skrein tries his best to reach that level but fails in experience. His voice is a plus but still cannot deliver a good blow with his dialogue delivery. He also lacks that Badass look Jason used to have.

I was literally expecting the entire time for the movie to pick up pace and satisfy the action thirst that action movie lovers would have, but it stayed that dull movie where Hero would fight for some girl the entire time and kiss her at last. (kissing the Heroine with all bruises on Hero's face is now like a symbol that movie is over).

I don't know if they will make an other part of this but I only hope next one will be better.

Verdict: If you are very bored on the weekend, take a family trip,but try to avoid Transporter Refuelled. This movie is only for Transporter series fans who just don't want to skip a movie in the series.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

France China Belgium Monaco

Language:

English Russian French

Release Date:

4 September 2015 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Le transporteur: Rechargé

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,355,622, 6 September 2015

Gross USA:

$16,029,670

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$72,629,670

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production, Fundamental Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Sonics-DDP Dolby Surround 7.1 Datasat 12-Track Digital Sound Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1