I saw "The Transporter" over the weekend. I have mixed emotions about it. On the one hand, it is set in Europe and beautifully filmed with decent actors that I have never seen before. On the other hand, it has a fairly ridiculous plot. The Transporter is an ex-military guy who transports packages no questions asked. He is thoroughly professional and makes a great living based on his mansion located on the Meditteranean. He gets into trouble on his latest assignment by opening the package which contains a stunning looking Asian woman. She's the daughter of a man who sells other Asians into slavery. She has been interfering with Daddy's business. "The Transporter" and "The Package" are then chased, bombed, shot at, and fought for the rest of the film. They survive one car bombing, three missiles, 5000 rounds of ammunition, car crashes, jumps from burning buildings, and hand to hand contact with a couple dozen bad guys. Miraculously, they receive not one broken bone, burn, scratch, or even sore muscle. I think that the woman may have had her hair mussed at one point which was the extent of any injury. The bad guys didn't fare as well. They seem to litter the streets, although only one Columbo type cop ever shows up. I give it a very weak thumbs up; maybe a sideways thumb. A much better movie of the same genre is "The French Connection".
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