very good fighting and action 11 and over mild sex
The Transporter
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Common Sense says
Pure popcorn pleasure for older teens and up.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14–16
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of The Transporter was written by Nell Minow
Parents need to know that this movie features intense, non-stop peril and action violence, with massive destruction of property. Many people are killed. Characters drink and smoke and use very strong language.
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- Families can talk about how Frank appears once to have been an idealist; what made him decide not to try to work to make things better any more? Why did the policeman let Frank go after the bad guys instead of sending the cops? What do you think Frank and Lai will do next? What makes this chase and explosion movie better than so many others?
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What’s the Story?
In this action-packed thriller, Frank (Jason Statham) is a former military man who now serves as a "transporter." He will deliver anything from one place to another, as long as his price and conditions are met. The price is high. The conditions are these: no names on either side, no changes to the deal once it's set, and no looking into the package. Frank is both a meticulous planner and fearless under pressure, whether he's being chased by dozens of cops or penetratingly questioned by just one smart one. Frank on a fresh job and for once he breaks one of the rules. He looks in the package he's transporting and finds a young woman named Lai (Shu Qi). If he hesitates about delivering her to her destination, it is only briefly, because he takes her to the drop-off and accepts another job from the man who receives her. It is only when that package turns out to be a bomb intended to kill Frank that he returns to retrieve Lai and extract some revenge. Frank starts to care which side he's on and he starts to care about Lai, then thinks he can't trust her, then learns he really can. Together, they evade and take on the bad guys.
Is It Any Good?
Pure popcorn pleasure, THE TRANSPORTER is a heady combination that is half testosterone, half attitude, and all action. It really delivers. Don't pay much attention to the plot – no one connected to the movie does. Just pay attention to the chases and explosions, staged with style by Corey Yuen, a veteran Hong Kong actor/director and co-written by Luc Besson, whose wildly imaginative visuals ignited The Fifth Element and other films.
Together, they have produced pure movie adrenaline.
Statham is a fine action hero, handling kick-boxing and dialogue with wit, grace, and style. Qi, who learned English (or some English, anyway) to take on the role, has a fresh, appealing presence, and Frannois Berlland is superb as the policeman caught between suspecting Frank and admiring him. The bad guys played by Matt Schulze and Ric Young are not as interesting as they could be, but the movie moves so fast you won't have much time to think about it.
Movie Details
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox, Director: Corey Yuen
Run time: 90 minutes
Theatrical release: 10/11/2002, DVD release: 4/15/2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent sequences and some sensuality
Run time: 90 minutes
Theatrical release: 10/11/2002, DVD release: 4/15/2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent sequences and some sensuality
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
very good 11 and over
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
Transporter 3 and 2 were better...
Very good... but I liked Transporter 2 and 3 more. Good for ages 13+ -i love dogs
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
cool movie
This is a cool action movie with very well done scenes of martial arts. The problem is that it should have been directed by Luc Besson, as it is it just seems like a more kinetic yet tame version of "Leon"
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
If you could do half stars I would give it a 4 and a half
I love Classy movies that are in places like itly (The Italin Job, Oceans Twelve ect.) this is a new favoret... but I'm not shure me Common Sense saw the same movie? they say the s-word four times and thats all the languge. I just fastforwarded over the itsy-bitsy scene right before sex is implied. there was a lot of violence but it is very "styleized" (think japanese kung foo movie). this is not half as bad as common sense made it out to be. you should deffinitly see it! 12 and up is a go!
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