Reviews

Last night I had the misfortune to sit through what is an absolutely terrible film.I guess if I didn't like EVERYBODY involved in the picture, I may not have been so critical. A previous poster inquired as to what non-Americans thought of the movie.I am European and saw the film,American cultural references aside, as truly woeful. A series of poorly executed " comedic" spots that culminated in the incredibly tired ethnic comedy act that is "whitey is the devil" punchlines. I do not understand how this film is rated 7.7!?. Have any of you seen Mortal Combat II Annihilation with the "animality". Thats how bad this was. Damn it, I really wanted to love this movie and am so disappointed. one thing I have learned is if they thought Ashton and Sean would do a sequel to Dude(or even assumed this was the sequel), they can forget about it. If any studio gives money to garbage like this they deserve to go bust. 1G as we say over here

This picture is pure action and is a perfect example of what is wrong with Hollywood today. It keeps forcing ridiculous female heroes and boyish men in the role of hero. Jason Statham is tremendous ,the bad guy( who I recently saw in Steven Seagals atrocious Out of Reach) is also great. Shu Qi is gorgeous and the film is beautifully shot ,the fight scenes are sharp and unpretentious.The dialogue at times is dodgy as is the soundtrack but I would actually buy this on DVD and be proud of that fact. If people say an overlong pretentious piece of excrement like Le Grande Bleu(also by Besson) is a masterpiece then the the Transporter is a modern action classic