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Advantages: nonstop action, beautiful co-star, bit of mystery, nice martial arts chereoograhpy
Disadvantages: none

Frank Martin (Jason Statham), aka The Transporter, a former soldier who has seemingly 'retired' turns up with his black BMW 750 at the oddest places, namely a bank robbery, where he is the driver. We get introduced to him in a garage, where we find out he is very precise and follows three special rules, one of which is: Never open the package. Well, after he completes the bank robbery mission he gets called up to pick up and deliver another mystery ...
...his own rules)he does open the package...and promptly gets into a lot of trouble. First his car goes up in flames, then his house and in between the Marseille police wonders what he really is up to. Its a great movie with nice action scenes in the form of martial arts fights, car chases and funny punt lines. And the lucky viewer gets a viewing treat in Shu Qui, a beautiful asian actress who plays Martins damsel in distress. Its a nonstop, fast paced ... Read review

Advantages: Jason Statham is great in lead role
Disadvantages: -

...(Jason Statham) has moved to the South of France to start a new life. Once there he takes on a job as a Transporter, someone who moves packages or people from one place to another for a nice tidy sum of money. He works by a number of set rules where he never wants to know what’s in the package, no names and no changing the details. These rules work for him and he prefers not to know too much so that he can just get on with the job and not worry about ...
...own rules and looks inside the package, finding a young Chinese girl (Qi Shu). From then on Frank ends up trying to fight for his life as he uncovers some very dodgy deals. Cast: ***** Frank Martin: Jason Statham Lai: Qi Shu Wall Street: Matt Schulze Tarconi: Francois Berleand Mr Kwai: Ric Young I found this to be a very fast paced action film, which is why i really enjoyed it so much. There wasn’t too much time to actually think about things ... Read review

Advantages: Good storyline and acting
Disadvantages: Confussing in places

Synopsis A housewife, Linda, is going about her ordinary day has a huge shock when a police officers comes to tell her that her husband died in a car accident the previous day. The next day when she awakes her husband Jim is alive and well. At first Linda thinks she may going crazy until she realizes she may be having premonitions. The story The film begins with a dream, Linda is dreaming of the time when her self and her husband Jim were the ...
...awaking the viewer soon realizes that life for Linda is no longer perfect. Although her and Jim have two lovely daughters, Megan and Bridgette, Linda seems down, she fills her days with household chores and shopping. On this particular day Jim is away on a business trip, Linda drops the kids at schools then gets on with her tasks. Linda finds a message on the answering machine off Jim but the call is interrupted by an incoming call he is having. ... Read review

Advantages: It's an interesting central conceit...
Disadvantages: ...that is comprehensively fumbled by all concerned

Linda has a seemingly perfect life; a handsome husband, two beautiful kids and a great house. Her world falls apart when her husband Jim dies in a car accident. But having cried herself to sleep, she wakes the next morning to find him alive and well and ready to set out on his fatal business trip. Initially she dismisses it all as a dream, only to wake up and find he’s dead again, or awake and discover he’s still alive. Is she seeing the future or ...
...has only two other films under his belt and his lack of experience shows in this nonsensical attempt at a psychological thriller. He has no strong visual style, relying on muddy visuals and a somnambulant pace that make this a dreary viewing experience. This is especially true of the opening scenes where everything is backed by ticking clocks. It makes you aware of just how much of your life is slipping away as you watch this hogwash. You don’t get ... Read review

Advantages: great action packed movie
Disadvantages: none really

Director: Tony Scott Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Andrew Z.Davis, James W. Scotchdopole and Chad Oman. Writer: David Marconi Stars: Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jason Lee, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet, Scott Caan, Regina King and Jack Black. Released in late 1998 this movie starring the brilliant Will Smith and Gene Hackman creates a thriller of immense proportion with the story of a man whose easy life changes in a split second. **BRIEF PLOT** A team ...
...of a congressman and cover up the murder to make it look like a suicide, unbeknown to them is that the murder is witnessed and the evidence is about to become public knowledge. However, before going the public, the evidence falls into the hands of the unsuspecting attorney Robert Clayton Dean, (played by Will Smith), who is then pursued by NSA team under the orders of Thomas Reynolds, (played by Jon Voight). With Dean working on a case involving ... Read review