"Transporter 3" is one of those movies that you really know what you are getting going in and you get exactly that. Looking for well-written drama with an engaging storyline? Look elsewhere. Looking for escapist action with over-the-top stunts and fight scenes? Well, pull up a chair. In this installment. Frank Martin (Jason Statham) has turned down a job he was not comfortable with taking and recommended a replacement. When the replacement does not work out, Martin finds himself reluctantly completing the job. To "guarantee" his cooperation, he and the woman he is transporting are given explosive bracelets which will explode if they ever get too far away from the car. What follows, of course, is some great car chases, explosions, violence and near non-stop action. One interesting thing about this series is how, uh, homo-erotic the fight scenes are. In the first one, he has a fight in a garage with no shirt on and doused in motor oil (so no one can grip him) and it is one of the most amazing and totally uncomfortable fight scenes I have ever seen. ("Uh, this is cool, but isn't this really a dude hot oil wrestling??"). In this one, he again has a fight scene with a group of thugs in which each piece of clothing is removed one by one and used as weapons. Again, very cool and very homo-erotic. Strange. While I liked this movie overall, I think the franchise has run its course. This one seems to be a very close copy to the original, which would indicate they have run out of ideas. Statham is great, as usual, and is probably the best action star out there right now. Grade: C+
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