Sono sempre stato del parere che i nostri cugini mangia-ranocchie farebbero un favore al mondo se si tenessero per il mercato interno le innumerevoli produzioni di infima lega che loro spacciano per
"ullallà-le-grand-cinéma". Ehi, qualcosina che si salva ogni tanto c'è, ma di norma
non sono gli action-movie, che pure si bullano di saper fare tanto bene (come tutto il resto, sia chiaro ...
)
The Transporter è una produzione franco-statunitense co-diretta da un hong-kongese prestato agli States, e tutto sommato quasi si salva. Quasi.
Frank è un soldato americato trasferitosi sulla riviera francese, e si guadagna da vivere facendo il trasportatore di cose e persone alla guida della sua
BMW; tra un ingaggio come autista per una rapina ed una consegna di merce varia, la sua vita scorre tranquillamente ai 160km/h inseguito dalla polizia (pardone moi: dalla
gendarmerie!
)
Tutto va per il meglio e lui si limita a non fare domande sul carico da trasportare, fintanto una grande sacca nel suo baule inizia a muoversi... e ne esce quell'adorabile creatura di
Qi Shu. All'inizio del tutto indifferente alla sua sorte, finirà per farsi coinvolgere in una squallida storia di traffici di esseri umani.
Con alcune svolte drammatiche che in un altro contesto sarebbero state anche decenti, il film eccede nel calcare la mano sulla pseudo-ironia in salsa d'oltralpe (lasciate perdere: non siete in grado), con le solite fastidiose macchiette del cattivo senza scrupoli e del poliziotto buono che fa finta d'essere un po' tonto per poter scatenare la furia del solito outsider.
Il protagonista è
truzzo a livelli patologici e questo è un bene, gli inseguimenti in auto non sono neanche malissimo, mentre i combattimenti lasciano molto a desiderare (
Jason Statham fa i suoi stunt da solo, e pur cavandosela decentemente risulta ben poco cinematografico); peccato per il ruolo un po' sacrificato di Qi Shu, che avrebbe potuto menare un po' le mani.
Nel complesso, si lascia guardare, pur senza brillare (e di sicuro non si sentiva il bisogno di un sequel).
Voto: 5.5.
Tags: azione, thriller, crimine, autista, trasportatore, sequestro, Francia, bmw, arti marziali, gendarmerie, tradimento, prigione, traffico di schiavi.
Statham, Jason
Data di nascita: 12 September 1972
Altezza: 5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Born in 1972, Jason Statham has done quite a lot in a short time. He has been an Olympic Diver on the British National Diving Team and finished 12th in the World Championships in 1992. He has also been a fashion model, black market salesman and finally of course, actor. He got the audition for his debut role as Bacon in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) through French Connection, for whom he was modeling. They became a major investor in the film and introduced Jason to Guy Ritchie, who invited him to audition for a part in the film by challenging him to impersonate an illegal street vendor and convince him to purchase fake jewelery. Jason must have been doing something right because after the success of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) he teamed up again with Guy Ritchie for Snatch. (2000), with co-stars including Brad Pitt, Dennis Farina and Benicio Del Toro. After Snatch. (2000) came Turn It Up (2000) with US music star Ja Rule, followed by a supporting actor role in the Sci-Fi film Ghosts of Mars (2001), Jet Li's The One (2001) and another screen partnership with Vinnie Jones in Mean Machine (2001) under Guy Ritchie's and Matthew Vaughn's SKA Films. Finally in 2002 he was cast as the lead role of Frank Martin in The Transporter (2002). Jason is also in the summer 2003 blockbuster remake of The Italian Job (1969), The Italian Job (2003), playing handsome Rob.
Trivia random: Prior to The Transporter (2002) he already had a background in martial arts which enabled him to perform his own fight sequences.
Citazione random: "You ain't ever gonna get an Academy Award for doing Crank (2006) and you certainly won't for doing all the other movies I've done."
Salario massimo: $750,000, per The Transporter (2002)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Transporter, The (2002)
The Transporter
Scrittore: Luc Besson,
Robert Mark Kamen Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.3/10 (20123 voti)
Durata: 92 min
Paese: France, USA
Lingua: English, French, Mandarin
Cast:Trama:Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin (Jason Statham) lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary "transporter" who moves goods - human or otherwise - from one place to another. No questions asked. Frank's newest transport seems no different from the countless ones he's done in the past. He has been hired by an American known only as "Wall Street" (see Rule Two) to make a delivery, but when Frank stops along route, he notices his "package" is moving. Violating his own personal rules, Frank looks inside the bag, finding its contents to be a beautiful, gagged woman.
Trivia random: Among the assault rifles used in the movie are a Steyr StG 77 AUG, An M-4 carbine, a H G36, and a SIG 552 rifle used by Frank when he is checking shipping containers for the Chinese people.
Citazione random: Mr. Kwai: The delivery will be made. My daughter will get over it. If I'm lucky, she'll see the light.::Frank: Yeah, and if she's lucky, maybe you'll get hit by a truck.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Shu, Qi
Nome di battesimo: Lin, Li-Hui
Data di nascita: 16 April 1976
Altezza: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Was born in Taiwan and is of Taiwanese nationality. Has a "manic" acting style, which (unfortunately) has won her detractors. However, she has proved her acting credibility by winning the prestigious Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan (regarded as the "Asian Oscars") for Best Supporting Actress. She has also received a nomination for Best Actress from the Golden Horse Awards. Is currently going out with American born Taiwan pop singer/songwriter/composer/actor 'Lee-hom Wang'. Appeared with Jackie Chan in the wonderful romantic-comedy Bor lei jun (1999)('Gorgeous'). Her name is spelled in a variety of ways, including: Hsu Qi, Hsu Chi, Qi Shu, Shu Kei and there are quite a few other variations on her name on foreign VCDs, DVDs and Internet sites.
Trivia random: Born in Taiwan.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
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