Transporter 3: Kiss Me For The Keys

Official Site: transporter3film.com
Director(s):Olivier Megaton
Writer(s):Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Producer(s): Luc Besson, Steve Chasman


Starring: Jason Statham as Frank Martin, Natalya Rudakova as Valentina, Francois Berleand as Tarconi, Jeroen Krabbe as Leonid Vasilev, and Robert Knepper as Johnson (IMDb). Rated PG-13, 100 min.

Frank Martin is sitting in his living room, and he begins to look for something between the crease of the cushions of his sofa. After a few seconds he stands, and a car comes crashing through his living room. In the driver seat is a severely wounded man in the same line of work Frank is in who is accompanied by Valentina the daughter of the Minister who has been kidnapped, and is being used to black mail the Minister into signing documents that will allow a corporation to dump toxic chemicals illegally. Although Frank did not want the job of delivering Valentina, he found himself in a room, unconscious, and with a gun eventually pointed at his head, he got the job whether or not he wanted to.

This is the first transporter film I have seen on the big screen, and gladly so. It was a stylish film endowed with explosions, car chases, great fight scenes , a pretty girl, and an off beat french detective. There were no disappointments. An action film is what was expected, and an action film is what was delivered. Jason Statham is a top notch action star, and it's great to watch him. Yes this was an action film, but the story is worthy of mention because of its political substance. Great action movie, nothing extraordinary, but absolutely entertaining. According to Metacritic.com the film received mixed reviews, and according to Rottentomatoes.com the film received 27 fresh tomatoes to 46 rotten ones thus far. This film was very entertaining. I' ll grade it a C+. Stay Tuned, Movieporium.blogspot.com.

Role Models: Whispering Eye

Official Site: www.rolemodelsmovie.com
Director(s): David Wain
Writer(s): David Wain and Paul Rudd...
Producer(s): Luke Greenfield, Mary Parent, Matthew Siegel, and Scott Stuber.

Starring: Sean William Scott as Wheeler, Paul Rudd as Danny Donahue, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Augie Farks, Bobb' e J. Thompson as Ronnie Shields, Elizabeth Banks as Beth, Jane Lynch as Gale Sweeney(IMDb). 99min, Rated-R.

Wheeler and Danny work as promoters for an energy drink company, and their current project is to travel to schools on a "say no to drugs" campaign while simultaneously trying to gain a share of the youth market. Wheeler is incredibly happy being the company mascot, but Danny is not so happy. He feels he is in a dead-end job that is unacceptable for a man who is 35 years old. As a result Danny is very pessimistic, a pessimism that annoys his girlfriend Beth greatly. An incident in a coffee shop led Beth to realize how much of a "dick" Danny really is, and a break-up followed at Beth's law office. Being distraught and agitated from the break-up, at their next school promotion, Danny's antics resulted in a court order that required him and Wheeler to perform community service at a foundation where they both meet their "littles".

Again, this is another movie that I was not too excited about seeing that surprised me. The irreverent humor was not so witty but straight forward. The punchlines were not cerebral, but their delivery was well executed. The impetus of the dialogues in relation to its comedic value, was how the humor was delivered properly in context, and with good timing. In scenes featuring Jane Lynch (Gale Sweeney), her character was so strange, and she induced so much awkwardness that it makes one laugh. Over all , the story was great. The pace of the film was just right, and so was the casting. Funny but not hilarious, Role Models is definitely worth seeing. According Metacritic.com this film received mixed reviews, and according to Rottentomatoes.com this film received 86 fresh tomatoes to 27 rotten ones thus far. Good stuff, I'll give it a C+. Stay tuned, Movieporiumblogspot.com.

Quantum Of Solace: Bond, James Bond

Quantum of Solace was a film that I was eagerly anticipating. And my anticipation was not met with disappointment. There was action in this Bond from the beginning to the end. The production of the film was amazing although there was not as many gadgets in this Bond film in contrast to the previous Bond films. Technologically the film was not as sophisticated as the others, but the rugged action sequences compensated for that greatly, because the absence of the gadgets were not noticeable unless serious thought was invested. In addition to the gadgets, the classic trademark "Bond, James Bond", was also missing. Daniel Craig is certainly not a pretty Bond, but he does possess a rugged elegance that works well. Unprecedented, Craig is muscular and the previous Bonds were not. Seemingly this bond was tailored to perform acrobatically. I'm a huge James Bond fan, and I love the change. I give this film a B+ because the action scenes were very entertaining, and the dialogue was rich, but I'm critical of the hand to hand combat scene, that was way too reminiscent of the scene in the last Bourne film.