Writers: Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, 3 more credits
Stars: Ed Skrein, Loan Chabanol, Ray Stevenson
Storyline:
Frank Martin, played by newcomer Ed Skrein, a former special-ops
mercenary, is now living a less perilous life - or so he thinks - transporting
classified packages for questionable people. When Frank's father (Ray Stevenson)
pays him a visit in the south of France, their father-son bonding weekend takes
a turn for the worse when Frank is engaged by a cunning femme-fatale, Anna (Loan
Chabanol), and her three seductive sidekicks to orchestrate the bank heist of
the century. Frank must use his covert expertise and knowledge of fast cars, fast
driving and fast women to outrun a sinister Russian kingpin, and worse than
that, he is thrust into a dangerous game of chess with a team of gorgeous women
out for revenge. From the producers of LUCY and the TAKEN trilogy, THE
TRANSPORTER REFUELED is a fresh personification of the iconic role of Frank
Martin, that launches the high-octane franchise into the present-day and
introduces it to the next generation of thrill-seekers.
Details:
Official Sites: Official Facebook | Official site
Country: France
| China
Language: English
Release Date: 4 September 2015 (USA )
Also Known As: The Transporter Legacy
Filming Locations: Paris ,
France
User Reviews:
One man's trash, another man's treasure and all that, scavengers
rummaging through garbage are always optimistic about finding something of
value. Not here. Before I begin to hack this film to pieces (to find anything
of value of course), let's start with an old school adage – Point blame at
someone and there's always three fingers pointing back at you. In relating that
saying to this fourth installment of The Transporter franchise, as long as
cinema goers are dumb enough to pay hard earned money to watch just about
anything, then absolute junk will be recycled over and over again. For The
Transporter Refueled, that's just the outer layer of decomposition.
With none of the cast and crew from the previous films, Refueled
runs on fumes even before it goes into first gear. Replacing Jason Statham as
the titular protagonist, Ed Skrein's Frank Martin often says "buckle up".
Problem is, the film doesn't budge past the first gear and neither does the
Audi A8 that replaces the BMW 7-series, the Mercedes S-class or the Lamborghini
Murciélago from the previous films. Very early in the film, the Audi does a
cool trick until it immediately dawns on you that a Pontiac Trans Am called "Kitt"
did this trick over thirty years ago. And while the previous films were an
exhibition of brawn over brain, this pathetic excuse of an action film has
neither, nor does it seem to care. Somewhere between an elaborate plan where
prostitutes revolt against their pimps, the so called action consists of hand-to-hand
combat and three car chases. Blink and you'll miss the third chase – Martin on
a jetski versus the villain in a Mercedes G-class…on land! Equally cringe
worthy is the father-son bonding (Ray Stevens as Martin's dad) which is as
effective as securing a square peg in a round hole. Dig deeper and you'll find
that Refueled is not only poorly scripted, acted and directed to such an
appalling extent, it's very making is a blatant insult to anyone paying to watch
this film. But if you do watch this garbage, don't say I didn't warn you.
If you can sit through it, the stench of vomit lasts about 90
minutes. Unfortunately, cinemas don't come with barf bags like airplanes do, so
passing your popcorn bucket to the next person is the only way viewers can
relieve themselves of nausea. On the positive side, it must be noted that there's
hope for film school rejects. If anything, Refueled is a classic example that
any Tom, Dick and Harriet can make a movie. I can just imagine the hiring
notice for the fifth film - Apply within, no skill required.
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