| 80 |
The Hollywood Reporter
Transporter 2 really does deliver the goods.
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| 80 |
LA Weekly
This ridiculously entertaining sequel is that rare part deux that leaves you hankering for part trois. The action is, in a word, spectacular, but also playful, inventive and witty.
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| 80 |
Los Angeles Times
Delivers a satisfying late-summer escapist treat.
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| 75 |
Chicago Sun-Times
In fact the sequel is a better film than the original, as if writer-producer Luc Besson had a clearer idea of what he wanted to do (and didn't want to do).
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| 70 |
Film Threat
Michael Ferraro
Transporter 2 was directed by Louis Leterrier and he exemplifies a perfect style for this type of film by showing us the action without editing it to bits.
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| 70 |
Variety
Slick kidnapping yarn starts off like a bat out of hell and never sags.
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| 70 |
Salon.com
That a movie can run on empty and still be so obscenely enjoyable is a pretty slick stunt in itself.
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| 70 |
Washington Post
Statham isn't the best thing in Transporter 2; he's essentially the only thing.
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| 70 |
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Chucks the laws of logic and physics out the passenger's-side window, and it's all the better for it.
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| 70 |
Dallas Observer
The computer-enhanced vehicle chases look fake, but the hand-to-hand combat scenes are the best of the year.
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| 63 |
ReelViews
Loud, kinetic, unflinching action.
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| 63 |
New York Post
Kyle Smith
It busts the credibility meter early on, quickly becomes preposterous, and then really lets its imagination rip.
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| 63 |
Chicago Tribune
Stands a triumph of stunts over plot, of style over substance--of the wool we pull over our own eyes. It's brainless, high-speed, popcorn fun.
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| 63 |
USA Today
But certainly this is a movie for fans of Willis-style action with a little James Bond and probable instant obsolescence thrown in.
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| 60 |
The New York Times
Laura Kern
Purely shallow but never dull, the film wisely pushes the limits of absurdity to the extreme, making it easier to submit to its sheer camp.
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| 60 |
Empire
Another all-kicking, punching, shooting and exploding dose of Besson born action, and Jason Statham proves that his action mettle in the first instalment was no fluke.
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| 58 |
Entertainment Weekly
Gregory Kirshling
The greatest thing about the movie is Statham, a charismatic silent, deadly type who deserves to take the wheel behind a better franchise.
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| 50 |
San Francisco Chronicle
If you can get past the impossibilities it is a fun time at the movies.
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| 50 |
Charlotte Observer
I just saw The Transporter 2 on the way home from the lobotomy clinic, and boy, is it enjoyable. What a difference a simple operation makes!
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| 50 |
Miami Herald
Like a cross between "Man on Fire" and "Bad Boys 2," this demolition derby delivers eye-popping action sequences that would make even the Roadrunner roll his eyes in disbelief.
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| 50 |
Philadelphia Inquirer
For high-speed action, eye-popping locales, and chopsocky fight-fests galore, watch The Transporter - on video.
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| 50 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
When the spectacle turns ridiculous, the movie just becomes another big-screen video game.
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| 50 |
Chicago Reader
The original movie's lean production complemented its pell-mell fights and car chases; here, third-rate CG effects make the strained action sequences look even more improbable.
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| 50 |
Village Voice
Matt Singer
Choreographer Corey Yuen's use of a fire hose is far more creative than anything in the stale kidnapper plot.
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| 50 |
Boston Globe
A sequel that makes it clear that the outrageous antics of the first movie had a one-time-only charm.
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| 50 |
Premiere
Ian Ritter
Jason Statham is back as the fast-driving, fast-kicking Frank Martin, but this sequel fails to deliver the charm of its predecessor.
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| 40 |
Austin Chronicle
The only glimmer of actual characterization in the entire film comes – all too briefly – from Frank's old boss Inspector Tarconi (Berléand).
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| 30 |
TV Guide
If not precisely charismatic, Statham brings authentic athleticism and a certain cheeky presence to his lightly written role.
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| 25 |
New York Daily News
This stripped-down premise made the first "Transporter" fun: It's all about driving skills and choreographed fights, not logic. Even with so few requirements, Transporter 2 runs on empty.
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