The scenery and camerawork were well done.Īpart from these things, though, the plot had too many holes in it for me to follow. Many of them were well shot and engaging, and the balance was just right for this film. Without sounding TOO critical, I will give the action sequences their credit. To state it bluntly, this reboot offered nothing new. As I was watching, I felt a sense of dé ja vu… Frank starts off with his job, the job becomes personal, and Frank becomes the hero, etc. Personally, my thought is if you are going to do a reboot of a series, make sure you make the reboot your own and not a copy of the original. Is this good? Bad? Well frankly, there’s no right answer to this question. For example, both series emphasize the technological advances of Frank’s vehicles. If one was familiar with the original trilogy and did a side-by side comparison with the reboot, one would notice that they are almost identical, with the few exceptions being the actors and the scenarios. “The Transporter Refueled” is a reboot of, as you may have guessed, the original Transporter series (2002-2008).
So, of course, Frank listens, and, before you know it, Frank and his father team up with the women to take down an infamous Russian trafficker. ( Ray Stevenson), as their hostage and will kill him if Frank doesn’t do as they ask. He will drive anything and anyone, no questions asked, provided his passengers follow his three simple rules: no names, no opening packages, and no changing the deal.ĭuring one pick up, however, a group of women get into his car and tell him they have his father, Frank Martin, Sr. Prequels: “ The Transporter” (2002), “ The Transporter 2” (2005), “ Transporter 3” (2008)įrank Martin (Ed Skrein-replacing Jason Statham, an ex-special ops soldier, is known in France as The Transporter.
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