STORY: Former special-ops expert Frank Martin (Skrein) lives a quieter, less action-packed life in the present day. His day job involves transporting mysterious packages for clients on a strict 'don't ask, don't tell' basis. Heck, he doesn't even want to know any client's name. When the job is done and the cash is paid, the chapter is closed. He is approached one day by the gorgeous Anna (Chabanol) for a job. Soon, things take a dangerous turn and he also finds out his father (Stevenson) is being held hostage by Anna.
REVIEW: Frank Martin steps into Jason Statham's signature role in this new installment of the Transporter action franchise, to mixed results. Martin does his level best to act like and even talk in a manner that Statham almost patented, in the previous iterations of the movie. But while Statham looked like a genuinely rough-and-tough bruiser, Martin comes across as more at home on the pages of a fashion magazine. While his efforts are sincere, he's not as effective as Statham.
Martin accepts an offer for a getaway job from Anna after he meets her at a restaurant. He gets unexpected company though when two identically coiffed accomplices of hers - Gina (Wright) and Maria (Pajković) - join them in the car. Additionally, Qiao (Yu) is the fourth in this girl gang. They're all femme-fatale-style hookers who want to get revenge on their boss Karasov (Bukvić). Holding Martin's dad hostage is the only way they can have Martin motivated to help them with their plan. So, the movie is essentially about an angry dude, four hookers, a flirtatious dad and a mob boss.
Martin and his dad's bond is unconvincing, as is Anna's revenge motive. The other girls just seem to be in it for the ride. The bright spots are the action sequences (a lot of it involves Martin's Audi and gratuitous product placement too) and Luc Besson protege Camille Delamarre's aim at visual stylishness. So if you do decide to go see this, it will be for the babes, car chases and the action sequences.
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