Oct
08
2007
Dir: Philip G. Atwell
Writ: Lee Anthony Smith & Gregory J. Bradley
- Jet Li … Rogue
- Jason Statham … Jack Crawford
- Devon Aoki … Kira
- Luis Guzmán … Benny
Supposedly this is a martial-arts action film about an FBI agent hunting down an assassin because he killed the cop’s partner. But in reality there isn’t enough plot for that. Which is very surprising because there is a LOT of story and very little martial arts. There is a fair amount of action, but it is all things we’ve seen before.
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Sep
07
2007
The Transporter
Dir: Louis Leterrier & Corey Yuen
Writ: Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen
Starring:
- Jason Statham … Frank Martin
- Qi Shu … Lai
- Matt Schulze … Wall Street
- François Berléand … Tarconi
- Ric Young … Mr. Kwai
Transporter 2
Dir: Louis Leterrier
Writ: Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen
Starring:
- Jason Statham … Frank Martin
- Alessandro Gassman … Gianni
- Amber Valletta … Audrey Billings
- Kate Nauta … Lola
- François Berléand … Tarconi
First Bourne, now Frank, I must seriously be in the mood for action flicks, don’t you think? Of course The Transporter is a lot sillier than the Bourne films. But just as fun.
The first starts off with Frank, the Transporter of the title, driving the getaway car for a bank robbery. A scenario used to show us all just how cool, calm, and collected he is. Oh yeah, and what a great driver he is. And also to introduce us to “the rules” by which he transports.
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Sep
28
2006
Write & Dir: Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor
- Jason Statham - Chev Chelios
- Amy Smart - Eve
- Efren Ramirez - Kaylo
- Jose Pablo CantilloVerona
- Francis Capra - Badguy on roof
If you are ever in the mood for some mindless entertainment, then I can wholeheartedly recommend Crank. You can switch your brain off quite easily and enjoy. Come to think about it, it is probably best to switch your brain off, because the plot makes little sense. Switch any morals or ethics off as well, because there is no need for them.
Statham seems to have developed into quite the mindless action hero, and he does a pretty good job, running through the streets, driving like a mad man, pulling any stunt in an attempt to keep his adrenaline pumping.
His character, Chev has been poisoned you see, by some weird Chinese synthetic substance. But he can stay alive for a little while because adrenalin prevents the poison from bonding with his blood and killing him. yeah, enough of the pseudo-science, because that is all so not the point. The point is action, action and more action.
And the film delivers. Action is what you get. Action in the form of violence and the odd bit of sex.
If you are looking for a good film, this probably isn’t your cup of tea, but if you just want to switch off and be entertained by something you know is pointless and ridiculous then this is one to watch.
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