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.įrances Mayes is a San Francisco-based literature professor, literary reviewer and author, who is struggling in writing her latest book. 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. When he's not writing, Brad enjoys going on a ride with the latest action hit or Netflix original, though he's also known to just pop in "The Room" from time to time.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. Brad also offers philosophical musings on martial arts and the filmographies of everyone from Jackie Chan to Donnie Yen on Kung Fu Kingdom, where he's also had the privilege of interviewing many of the world's great stunt professionals, and hearing plenty of gripping stories on injuries incurred in their line of work and the intricacies of designing the acts of death defiance he first thrilled to as a youngster. Today, Brad channels his thoughts on all manner of movies, from comic book films, sci-fi thrillers, comedies, and everything in between through his writings on Screen Rant. Growing up, Brad developed an innate love of movies and storytelling, and was instantly enamored with the world of adventure while following the exploits of Indiana Jones, Japanese kaiju, and superheroes. NEXT: Jason Statham's Homefront Was Almost A Rambo Movie In the best Transporter movies sweepstakes, it's Transporter 2 for the win. Though it comes in a tad on the short side, Transporter 2 exudes the confidence of the John Wick series as a sequel that knows it's coming off a surprise hit and wants nothing more than to be an even bigger crowd-pleaser. The garage fight, in particular, is like a senior class version of the previous film's battle in a similar location, now set to a heart-racing heavy metal soundtrack as Frank holds his opponents at bay with a steel pole, following that up by defeating a second string of enemies with a fire hose. Nonetheless, Transporter 2 brings incredible vigor and power to its chase scenes and martial arts fights. Transporter 2 occasionally dips into a moment or two of the kind of ridiculousness the comic book-esque Fast and Furious franchise has practically patented, specifically when Frank flips his car mid-air to graze a crane and remove a bomb from underneath.
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