The Transporter
Taste attributes: actioncrimethrillerdetectivemartial artsfasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"Rules are made to be broken."
Boxlist takeA breakneck, unsentimental crime thriller: morally murky and heightened. Best if you like pace over patience.
Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
Former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- TF1 Films Production
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
