Film Review – The Transporter Refueled

There were three previous “Transporter” movies, and two of them were immensely fun to watch. The series helped star Jason Statham hit a level of respectability as an action hero, making smart use of his bruiser film presence and mumbly way. The efforts were stunt spectacles, outrageous ones at that, allowing co-producer/co-writer Luc Besson to dream up chases and showdowns for Statham to manage in his own special way. After a failed television series, the driver is back to work in “The Transporter Refueled,” a franchise reheat that ditches Statham and the charmingly loopy vibe that informed the first two efforts. Painfully absurd and dismally acted, “The Transporter Refueled” is a new low for the series, failing to do anything in an even remotely competent manner. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com