Transporter 2 (2005)

Director:

Louis Leterrier

Writers (WGA):

Luc Besson (written by) &
Robert Mark Kamen (written by) ...

Release Date:

2 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The Best In The Business Is Back In The Game.

Plot:

Mercenary Frank Martin, who specializes moving goods of all kinds, surfaces again this time in Miami, Florida when he's implicated in the kidnapping of the young son of a powerful USA official.

Plot Keywords:

Driver | Kidnapping | Virus | Miami Florida | Police

Cast

Jason Statham	...	Frank Martin
Alessandro Gassman	...	Gianni Chellini
Amber Valletta	...	Audrey Billings
Kate Nauta	...	Lola
Matthew Modine	...	Jefferson Billings
Jason Flemyng	...	Dimitri
Keith David	...	Stappleton
Hunter Clary	...	Jack Billings
Shannon Briggs	...	Max
François Berléand	...	Inspector Tarconi
Raymond Tong	...	Rastaman
George Kapetan	...	Dr. Sonovitch
Jeff Chase	...	Vasily
Gregg Weiner	...	Tipov
Gregg Davis	...	Techie at Billings

Also Known As:

Le transporteur II (France)
Carga Explosiva 2 (Brazil) [pt]
El transportador 2 (Argentina) [es]
Tasiyici 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Transporter - The Mission (Germany) [de]
Transporter 2 (Spain) [es]
Transporter Extreme (South Korea) [ko]
Transporter: Extreme (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 intense sequences of violent action, sexual content, partial nudity and brief language.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English | French | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:15 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A (Nova Scotia) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:15A | Taiwan:PG-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Indonesia:Dewasa | Norway:15 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13 (cut version) | USA:R (original rating) | Malaysia:18SG | Finland:K-15 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Saskatchewan) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Europa Corp.

Trivia:

All of the assault weapons featured are Heckler and Koch, with the exception of the M4 wielded by one of the swat operatives at Franks's house.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The movements of the aircraft after the pilot is shot. In turbine powered corporate aircraft (jet engines are turbines) the aircraft is designed not to stall (losing lift on the wing). Therefore the scene with the plane going straight up, then stopping, and coming (roughly) straight down would not have happened as the automation systems within the plane would prohibit it, pitching the aircraft down well before it even reached that point. The spin the aircraft enters is also impossible for the same reason. An aircraft has to be stalled to spin. The only way the spin would have been possible is with one engine out, if they were on the outer edges of the wings (which they were not).

Quotes:

Audrey Billings: You said if I needed anything...
Frank Martin: I can't.
Audrey Billings: Why, because of who I am?
Frank Martin: Because of who *I* am.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Live from Studio Five: (#1.27)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Cells

Action, explosions, total disregard for physics. EXCELLENT.

So many critics are already lining up to pick at the plot, the action scenes, and the details it's just sad.

This is an action movie with twists and turns, some believable, some not so. If you liked The Fifth Element, The Professional, Le Femme Nikita, and True Lies, this is your movie. If you grew up on Bond, Dukes, and Blade Runner, you'll love it.

Just relax, ignore all those physics lessons on momentum, dynamics, and forces, and enjoy.

If, on the other hand, you want to pay good money to sit in a theater and keep a mental list of all the problems, bs, bad lines, and so on, it's your life.

Personally, I adapt and enjoy.