Mar 23, 2010

THE TRANSPORTER 2

I AM A BIG FAN OF THE ORIGINAL TRANSPORTER AND I HAVE FOUND THE SAME LEVEL OF AFFECTION FOR THIS NEW INCARNATION.
ONCE I SAW THE RUNNING TIME WAS LESS THAN 90 MINUTES, I KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE A GOOD FILM, WITHOUT A LOT OF FILLER TO WASTE TIME.
JASON STATHAM RETURNS AS A MODERN DAY SUPERMAN. HE IS GOING TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE AND MAKE IT SEEM PERFECTLY NATURAL.
THIS VERSION HAS STOLEN THE PLOT FROM DENZEL'S, MAN ON FIRE, BEVERLY HILLS COP 2 AND BAD BOYS.
FRANK MARTIN, THE TITLE CHARACTER IS THE NEW SEAN CONNERY / JAMES BOND -- NOT THE IMITATIONS PLAYED BY ROGER MOORE AND OTHER MORE SINCERE ACTORS.
IF 20 ARMED MEN ATTACK FRANK MARTIN, THEY ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE.
HE IS NOT GOING TO LOSE A FIGHT IF THE TITLE OF THE FILM IS TRANSPORTER.
HE IS ACTION AND HE IS ADVENTURE-- THE JANE AUSTEN CREW CAN SIT THIS ONE OUT -
DIALOGUE AND PLOT GET IN THE WAY OF THE FIGHTS AND CAR CHASES.
THEY ALSO STOLE ACTOR'S PERSONAS - ALESSANDRO GASSMAN - PLAYS A BERNICIO DEL TORO VILLAIN. KATIE NAUTA -TRIES TO BE BRIGITTE NIELSEN, BUT DOES NOT HAVE THE BODY OF THAT SUPERSIZED AMAZON. AMBER VALLETTA -IS THE MIMI ROGERS TYPE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS. FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER, SHANNON BRIGGS -IS PLAYING THE ODD JOB CHARACTER FROM GOLDFINGER.
I ENJOYED THIS FILM FROM START TO FINISH AND THE VERY CLEVER PUNISHMENT FRANK DEALS THE VILLAIN IS POETIC JUSTICE. I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE WILL CATCH WHAT HAPPENS - THEY UNDERPLAYED THAT INCIDENT. THE VILLAIN REALLY OUT-SMARTED HIMSELF AND DICTATED HIS OWN DOWNFALL / FATE.

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