Transporter 3

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Transporter 3 is a 2008 (4 years ago) action film, and is the third installment in the Transporter movie series, as well as the first not to be distributed by 20th Century Fox in the United States. Both Jason Statham (15 walls) and François Berléand reprised their roles, as Frank Martin and Tarconi, respectively. This is the first movie in the series to be directed by Olivier Megaton. The movie continues the story of Frank Martin, a professional "transporter" who has returned to France to continue his low-key business of delivering packages without questions.

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Plot

Frank Martin (Jason Statham (15 walls)) has been pressured into transporting a package, together with Valentina (Natalya Rudakova), the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev (Jeroen Krabbe); as it turns out later, the objective is to deliver her. Both have a device attached to their wrist which is wired to explode if the person concerned goes more than 75 feet(22.86 metres) from the car. Vasilev is the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for Ukraine. Frank Martin must travel from Marseille through Munich and Budapest until he ends up in Odessa on the Black Sea. With the help of Inspector Tarconi (François Berléand), Frank must contend with the people who strong-armed him into taking the job, agents sent by the Ukrainian government to intercept him, and the general non-cooperation of his passenger.

Valentina thinks she is going to die, and consumes drugs and alcohol to feel better and have some fun for the last time. Frank is not happy with this, because both have to remain sharp. However, Frank and Valentina fall for each other, while escaping from one life-threatening situation after another.

Frank Martin continues to drive the Audi A8 6.0 W12, although there have been claims that the car was specially made for the film, and the version in the movie can't be purchased today.

Cast

• Jason Statham (15 walls) as Frank Martin
• François Berléand as Inspector Tarconi
• Natalya Rudakova as Valentina Vasilev
• Justin Hodgers Hall as Horatio
• Eriq Ebouaney as Ice
• Robert Knepper as Johnson
• Jeroen Krabbé as Leonid Vasilev
• David Atrakchi as Malcom Manville

Production

Shooting was initially expected to last for 16 weeks, in France and Russia. It was also filmed in Odessa, Ukraine.

Release

Transporter 3 was released on DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) and Blu-ray on Mar. 10, 2009 (3 years ago) in the United States. The single disc DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) will contain both fullscreen and widescreen versions of the film. The 2 Disc Fully Loaded Edition DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) will contain a digital copy that the single disc will not have. A Blu-ray two-disc will also be released, which will contain the digital copy. 1,108,030 units were sold, bringing in $19,707,976 in revenue.

Reception

The movie has received mostly negative reviews from critics. The movie holds a score of 38%, based on 104 reviews, and an average rating of 4.8 out of 10 on the website Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus stated that the movie is a "middling installment in the Transporter franchise that is a few steps down from its predecessors, featuring generic stunts and a lack of energy." On Metacritic, the movie currently has a score of 51%, based on 26 reviews.

On its opening weekend, the movie opened at number 7 with $12 million. As of sep. 11, 2009 (3 years ago), the movie has grossed $31.7 million in the United States and in Canada and $74.6 million in foreign countries, with a total gross of $106,288,215 worldwide, making it the highest-grossing movie in the Transporter trilogy as well as the first movie headlined by Jason Statham (15 walls) to reach blockbuster status.

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