Transporter 2 - Thoughts

I stopped by the video store a couple of days ago and told myself as I walked in, no more comedy, time for some action or thriller flicks. Transporter 2, though not recent, wasn’t something I’d seen as of yet. I only saw Transporter 1 recently, and having quite enjoyed it, Transporter 2 made sense. Action and cars, what’s not to like?


The plot was average, and without much thought it was obvious that the story was built around the action and not the other way around. But keeping in mind that the action was the focus, the movie was pretty solid. Both the car action sequences, and Franks action sequences were well depicted. Special Effect were average, and in some scenes did look dated or low budget; the police chopper being blown up was one of them. What didn’t work were a few of the action sequences in the car that were obviously unrealistic and exaggerated. This is probably where the first succeeded better, as most of what was depicted came across as on the edge yet believable.

Jason Statham played his regular ‘don’t mess with the suit, and I won’t smile’ role. While it was predictable, it was what most people expected and wanted, so there wasn’t much to complain about. Amber Valletta (What Lies Beneath) did a very good job, and honestly I was pleasantly surprised. While my expectation of her portrayal of the kidnapped boy’s mother wasn’t very high, she far surpassed it, and that too quite convincingly for a mainstream American model. Alessandro Gassman played the stereotype rich Latin American drug lord sorts; nothing to write home about though. Kate Nauta was his lead henchman, lover who had a sense of cold ruthlessness to her that was very convincing. François Berléand who was also in the first part served as the comic relief.

Video quality was pretty good, and the black Audi glistened brilliantly throughout. Yellow seemed to be slightly overemphasized, especially in skin tones. Sound was good, and the Dolby Digital 5.1 English soundtrack did perfect justice to the movie. The movie was presented in 16:9 widescreen. Though unable to decipher the exact region code, it’s safe to say that the DVD was meant for APAC (Asia Pacific) circulation, and could have probably been region free or multi-region compatible.

My Recommendation: Watch It – (if you haven’t already and love a good action flick; replay value is questionable though)