Transporter 2 (2005)

Director:

Louis Leterrier

Writers (WGA):

Luc Besson (written by) &
Robert Mark Kamen (written by) ...

Release Date:

2 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The Best In The Business Is Back In The Game.

Plot:

Mercenary Frank Martin, who specializes moving goods of all kinds, surfaces again this time in Miami, Florida when he's implicated in the kidnapping of the young son of a powerful USA official.

Plot Keywords:

Driver | Kidnapping | Virus | Miami Florida | Police

Cast

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
Raymond Tong	...	Rastaman
George Kapetan	...	Dr. Sonovitch
Jeff Chase	...	Vasily
Gregg Weiner	...	Tipov
Gregg Davis	...	Techie at Billings

Also Known As:

Le transporteur II (France)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 intense sequences of violent action, sexual content, partial nudity and brief language.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English | French | Italian

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:15 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A (Nova Scotia) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:15A | Taiwan:PG-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Indonesia:Dewasa | Norway:15 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 (cut version) | USA:R (original rating) | Malaysia:18SG | Finland:K-15 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Saskatchewan) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Europa Corp.

Trivia:

The song that Kate Nauta is playing in her headphones that she's dancing to is "Revolution", a song that she sung.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Frank returns to the doctor's office after the fire, everything is bone dry. Water from the sprinklers would have soaked everything.

Quotes:

Frank Martin: What's the first rule when entering a man's car?
Jack Billings: [takes his feet off the seat] Respect a man's car, a man respects you.
Frank Martin: Rule number two?
Jack Billings: Greet the man. Good afternoon, Frank.
Frank Martin: Good afternoon, Jack.
Jack Billings: Can we play the game now?
Frank Martin: I would think your brain would be too tired after a whole day of school.
Jack Billings: You're just afraid I'm gonna win.
Frank Martin: I'm afraid you're gonna be too worn out to do your homework.
Jack Billings: It's Friday, I don't *have* any homework.
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Soundtrack:

Can You Handle It?

A good Friday night popcorn flick.

I'm just an average guy who wanted to see a film on a Friday night with a few friends. And thats just what this film turned out to be.

Now, i'm all for a good action film, but this was a little TO Hollywood for my book. I went in expecting a somewhat good time, and came out having one more or less. Let me explain.

If your wanted to see this for plot, and as a realistic high standard action film, your going to be VERY disappointed. The stunts though really cool looking, are virtually impossible to pull off -- realistically. The transporter was almost superman-like in a film that was based on a realistic present day world, and he pulled off things that SHOULD NOT and COULD NOT have happened. This is the negative side to the film, and really the plot was Mediocre at best.

** PLOT Spoiler** The whole virus idea is so overused at this point in time, and since they didn't expand on it enough until the end it didn't really matter. The ending however well, it looked rushed. Althougth, it became more and more like a James Bond film then a driving film with each scene.

Now , the positives: If you wanted to see a action film that would mildly entertain you on a Friday night, this is a great little flick. Sure it's not the best, and sure it's not the most realistic, but it was fun overall. Now I know there are a lot of people who won't see a movie just because the plot is really unrealistic -- But if your like me, it dosn't take much to be entertained. Just to be simply entertained, this was a good film. You get to see some cool action scenes, and while they are Hollywood style, and almost superhuman at points, they are still very much so enjoyable. The plot can keep you somewhat entertained, as well as the characters, however they arn't the best. The action is the glue in this case.

Overall - It's an average film. I'd say 5-6 out of 10. If you want to see an action movie with decent fighting and stunts, or have nothing better to do on a Friday night, give it a look.

If your looking for a film to keep you entertained and enrich you in a realistic plot with realistic events, pass this one.