The villain is completely incompetent and the same goes for Frank’s father, except for his ability to cure gunshot wounds with cobwebs or seduce women by talking about geography. The dialogues are full of one-liners and the plot is nonsensical (2). Besides smashing thugs or causing serious car accidents, he does nothing to change his situation. However, what we get here is an unlikeable, unrealistic female character who wants to destroy her former boss and uses the Transporter like a puppet (1). Why? Because a movie hero makes decisions that affect the plot. I wrote the “hero” but I’m not sure this is right. Ray Stevenson adds some depth to his character and the direction of action scenes is good whether the hero beats up several guys with martial arts (and items such as a paper bag) or causes havoc with his monstrous Audi. He has the right face and voice and moves fast in combat. In fact, Ed Skrein is suitable for the role of Frank Martin, a guy who kicks butt and looks cool even when he has no idea what he is doing. I disliked the movie from the start but the reason is not the absence of Statham.

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