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We saw Olivier Megaton’s “Transporter 3” (with Jason Statham, newcomer Natalya Rudakova, and Jeroen Krabbé).  While it was fun and well done, I was still a bit disappointed.

I’ve been a big fan of the first two Transporter movies, because they combined fast chase scenes, lots of explosions, and furious fist fighting (staples of many action flicks) with humor, creativity, and amazingly creative fighting styles.  Basically, they were Jackie Chan movies without Jackie Chan.  Unfortunately, this one seemed to forget about the humor and creativity, and just gave us the chases, explosions, and fisticuffs.  Oh, and it added in a romantic sub-plot to make up for the missing creativity, I guess.

Frank (Statham), the Transporter, is coerced into transporting a kidnap victim across Europe against his will, while her father (Krabbé) is being coerced by the kidnappers.  Frank has no idea what is going on, only that neither he nor the girl can leave the car by more than a few yard without being blown up by their radio-controlled wrist bands.  He finds that his famous three “rules,” delineated in the first movie, must be compromised, one by one, if he hopes to survive.

Basically, I’d sum up this review with a “rent it.”  And don’t come out of the movie shaking your head at how “unrealistic” it is.  That’s part of the deal going in!……..Jake

P.S. - Just for the record, Frank’s three rules:

Rule One: Never change the deal.
Rule Two: No names.
Rule Three: never look in the package.