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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: Strong plot, Strong Actors
Disadvantages: Some parts of the film are confusing.

Identity is a psycological horror film that was released in 2003. It is directed by James Mangold who has also directed Walk The Line, Girl, Interrupted and 3:10 to Yuma, which have all received Oscar Nominations respectively. The cast features John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Ray Liotta among others. 'What if every choice we made had already been made for us? What if there really were no coincidences ni life and our destinies were already predetermined?' ...
...days' - Total Film Ten strangers with secrets are brought together in a savage rainstorm: A limo driver (John Cusack - Being John Malkovich), an 80's TV star, a cop (Ray Liotta - Goodfellas) who is transporting a killer, a call girl (Amanda Peet), a pair of newlyweds, and a family in crisis. They all take shelter at a desolate motel run by a nervious night manager. Relief in finding shelter is quickly replaced with fear as the ten travellers begin ... Read review

Advantages: Thought-provoking, good storyline and special-effects.
Disadvantages: Read the review...

Director: Gregory Hoblit Screenplay: Robert Fyvolent & Mark Brinker Genre: Crime - Thriller Country: USA Certification: 18 Language: English Released: 23rd June, 2008 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Diane Lane (Jennifer Marsh) Billy Burke (Detective Eric Box) Colin Hanks (Griffin Dowd) Joseph Cross (Owen Reilly) Mary Beth Hurt (Stella Marsh) Peter Lewis (Richard Brooks) Jennifer Marsh is an FBI agent who works the night shift as an internet 'cop' whose ...
...put an end to their nefarious deeds. Having lost her husband a few years prior, Jennifer is very much a mother hen when it comes to her young daughter… which is why she chose to work night shifts so that she could spend more time with her daughter. When a new web site is launched by a lunatic with a penchant for the 'morbid', Jennifer is put on the case and must find a way to track him down. Meanwhile, as she attempts to discover the lunatic's identity, ... Read review

Advantages: Good cast, reanable story, fast pace, excellent cinematography
Disadvantages: Could have maybe had a more complex plot

...movie, with the 8 different vantage points it makes everyone of the characters a lead for a part of the movie. I was particularly impressed with Forest Whitaker who seems to be really enhancing an already impressive acting career. His performance is assured and I would say is easily the best of all the actors on display. He plays an awestruck American tourist and does so with great conviction, in a way you tend to regularly see American tourists ...
...to everyone's liking but it's a concept that works well and develops the plot, whilst running in at a very reasonable 90 minute run time. If you like to think about what's happening in a movie and guess what will be happening next then I think you'll enjoy Vantage Point. ... Read review