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And the female he rescued (who is kinda his captive now) offers sex to make up for all the trouble she's caused, because of course she does. Luckily Martin has yet another luxurious residence not too far away (of course) so it's all good. All this in clear view of anyone, but nothing happens and no police are called. Things get even more out of hand when the bad guys show up in the middle of the day armed to the teeth with guns and rocket launchers and destroy Martin's residence. Hell, even when Martin takes her back to his place she still doesn't try to escape! I mean, this guy could be planning to rape and kill her, but she ends up totally trusting him, covering for him when the police show up, and even making him food! She basically gets all cozy with Martin without even knowing him or what his plans are and considering her situation, it's weird. When she is picked up by Martin she has no real idea who he is and if he's trustworthy, yet she never really tries to escape. It is only once Martin inadvertently saves the girl that things start to go downhill with silliness.įor a start it takes an age before we actually find out why this female (Lai played by Shu Qi) has been kidnapped, which is stupid. The plot is basic but engaging and the action is swift and brutal but believable. He drives a souped-up, high spec, black BMW which he drives like a badass, but again only when required.

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We meet Martin who is a disciplined, calm and collected, suit-wearing professional who only speaks when necessary.

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The first half of this movie is easily the better half as we are given a very likeable action thriller that is clearly very Besson-esque. With that being said there is enough to like here for sure. And Statham drew intrigue because here was an action man who wasn't your standard handsome A-list movie star with big muscles he was British and looked and sounded more like a villain.with muscles. The Asian action blend and influence from director Corey Yuen was seen as fresh at the time. The fact that Besson was involved helped as he was seen as more of a cult director at the time. Now, this movie was never very original, not by a long shot.

Martin must now protect himself and the woman who has also revealed that Bettencourt is trafficking people, so there's that too.

Alas the car has the bound and gagged female inside. This obviously forces Martin to return to Bettencourt's estate and take vengeance by killing some of his men and stealing a car. Bettencourt (Matt Schulze) tricked him and tried to whack him because Martin broke the rules, he opened the package (kinda understandable actually). Midway through this job the package explodes and almost kills him. Upon delivering the package to the client he is offered another job. He is somewhat shocked but carries on with his delivery. Eventually, after much deep thought, he opens the package and discovers a bound and gagged female. Whilst delivering a package he notices it moving. He has three rules no names, no alterations to the deal, and don't look inside the package. Ex-military man Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is a transporter, a transporter of anything no questions asked. Yes Asian action was no secret back then (although it wasn't huge outside of Asia) but this was Asian action with French flair.

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Frank's steadfast adherence to his other two rules-which make up his basic code of survival-also quickly fails, hurtling him and his new companion on a road leading to shocking secrets, deadly complications, and the last thing that Frank ever expected to come to believe: that rules are made to be broken.Written and produced by iconic French action director Luc Besson, this was his second attempt to bring Asian action to the mainstream in Europe (and kinda crack into the US on a personal level). Violating Rule Three, Frank looks inside the bag, finding its contents to be a beautiful, gagged woman. He's been hired by an American known only as 'Wall Street' to make a delivery but when Frank stops along the route, he notices his package is moving. Frank's newest transport seems no different from the countless ones he's done in the past. Rule Two: No names-Frank doesn't want to know whom he's working for, or what he's transporting. Carrying out mysterious and sometimes dangerous tasks in his tricked-out BMW, Frank adheres to a strict set of rules, which he never breaks. Ex-Special Forces operator Frank Martin lives what seems to be a quiet life along the French Mediterranean, hiring himself out as a mercenary 'transporter' who moves goods-human or otherwise-from one place to another.