Directed by: Louis Leterrier
Cast: Jason Statham, Amber Valetta, Keith David, Alessandro Gassman, Kate Nauta
Quick synopsis: After a little boy is kidnapped, an emissary or "transporter" attempts to stay true to his pledge that no one will hurt the youngster. The transporter goes all-out to try to get the boy back to safety and single-handedly take on countless bad guys.
Transporter 2 certainly makes use of its action genre film status in its 87 minute runtime. From the opening scene until the end the audience finds little downtime from the car chases, martial arts, gunfire, and explosions. The action also takes place on land, sea, and air, supporting the main character, Frank Martin, (Jason Statham) as versatile fighting unit that faces little damage for only being human. But the audience is basically seeing what appears to be a superhero without the cape. You can't go into this movie hoping to be floored, however, Transporter 2 does provide for an entertaining hour and a half. Some of the action sequences are even quite well done, but if you're looking for a film with some substance, this one probably won't cut it.