Transporter 3
Lionsgate | Release Date: November 26, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
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12
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5
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80
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Statham isn't an actor who coasts, not even in a recklessly enjoyable picture like Transporter 3. He does the work, so we don't have to: His Frank Martin is the personification of pleasure without guilt. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The villainous Polluter-in-Chief is eloquently played by Robert Knepper, familiarly loathsome as T-Bag on Fox's "Prison Break." And when Knepper and Statham get together, there's a fine showdown of grimaces. Read full review
75
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
What makes it all work is that Frank remains a self-made hero. Read full review
70
Washington PostMike Mayo
Overall, the production has the polish and pace that producer/co-writer Luc Besson's work is known for. Any complaints about the lack of substance are pointless. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
The end result is "Mission: Impossible" meets "Speed": high-tech gizmos, exotic European locales, and hair-raising stunts, many performed by Statham himself, who, when he's not shirtless, looks spiffy in Dior. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
In a series elevated by high-flying ridiculousness, Transporter 3 falls a couple of sequences short of the standard, but it does show off Statham's considerable dirt-biking skills. For that, at least, it's kinda rad. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineJeremy Wheeler
Though this third installment is not quite as nuts as the second film, it's nevertheless firmly set in the same ridiculous mold. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A perfectly acceptable brainless action thriller. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneChristopher Borrelli
The best sequences involve Frank's inventive ability to stay within 75 feet of his car, but otherwise, it's the charismatic unruffled dexterity in the face of impossible odds that rivets. Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Though the car chases have grown more banal as the franchise has started to run on fumes, the smackdowns have retained their zing. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
As action movies seem to get more complicated and convoluted with international conspiracies and technological concepts, the "Transporter" franchise is refreshingly simple. Read full review
50
VarietyJohn Anderson
Boasts a measure of the retro machismo, style and attitude some 007 fans have found lacking in "Quantum of Solace." But it also has a pointless storyline, incoherent editing and a polyglot cast that renders some of the dialogue utterly incomprehensible. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Transporter 3 is the most frustrating entry into a series that has never set the bar terribly high. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Transporter 3 is so far over the top that it more than once spills into outright cartoonishness. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
If you're going to a no-frills action film, though, at least you want the action to be entertaining, which is where Transporter 3 falls down. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Somehow Statham comes out of this improbable thriller with his dignity intact. Read full review
42
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
For those disappointed in the grim, gritty feel of the latest James Bond movie and who long for the absurdity of the Roger Moore-era entries, Transporter 3, ought to fit the bill. Read full review
40
Village VoiceJim Ridley
The movie has more lags in action than either of the previous episodes, and somehow the dialogue is even more daft Read full review
40
Film ThreatMichael Ferraro
The film does contain a couple of interesting thrills here and there. However, this film would have been better off thrown straight to DVD. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Statham could do these movies in his sleep by now, so he gets credit for offering up so much dry wit. In fact, while Rudakova makes a painful acting debut, Statham appears more engaged than he has in a while. Read full review
40
EmpireChris Hewitt (1)
Incoherent and inconsistent, this is a step back for Statham in his quest to become more than a cult figure. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The thrill of the ridiculousness is gone. So is all the mystery that made Statham so appealing in the first place. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
Transporter 3 is made for airplane viewing, and not just any airplane: an Eastern European one, on the flight from Hrubbishnik to Slutnya. Read full review
38
Philadelphia InquirerDavid Hiltbrand
At one point, Statham chases down a sports car while pedaling madly on a kids' bike. Pathétique! Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
Easily the worst in a trilogy that has been notable mainly for the presence of its everyman action star, Transporter 3 is a nonsensical, choppily edited bore, with awful dialogue. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
The fight scenes are lackluster and the plot is needlessly complicated. If you're making an action film that centers on fast cars and fast women, it's usually best to keep the rest of the story simple. Read full review
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