Please step away from the vehicle.
But not too far.
The Story:
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) returns. This time he winds up taking a job entirely by force. Strapped around his wrist is a bomb that if he goes farther than 75 feet from his car, he blows up. He's transporting a kidnapped daughter across Europe to force her father to allow some bad men to be able to do some bad things. Sound familiar? Yep, it's pretty much part 1 and part 2 mashed together to make Part 3.
The exploding bracelet however is a nice touch.
At this point in the franchise, Frank and the Inspector (Francois Berleand) are pretty much good friends. Frank does his best to keep his nose as clean as possible, but the Inspector realizes that Frank has a special skill set, and he respects that, but whenever possible they will help each other out.
Luc Besson finishes up the trilogy with the required Transporter-isms that we've come to expect.
Gang circles around Statham? Check!
Statham loses his shirt? Check!
Borrowing parts of the 2nd, but relying more on what made the first one work, the 3rd installment works hard and mostly saves the franchise.
Of course, given the happy ending that this film provided... perhaps it ended it also?
Well we haven't seen Transporter 4 and it's been 5 years.
5 long years.
But Statham has moved on to the Expendables, so we'll see if Besson revives the franchise or not.
I'm always up for another go with Statham behind the wheel.
Final Grade: B-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I do own this one, got a great deal on it, so why not, right? : )
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