Movie Review - Rating 3/5
Jason Statham is back again as the nonchalant and intense Frank Martin to ferry a Telephone Directory only to be revealed later that the object is something more valuable. As for the basic plot, it is no different from its predecessors, but this time Jason goes a bit overboard during the action episodes. He launches his Audi onto a moving train not once, but twice. This reminded me of Balakrishna, who powers a motorcycle onto a moving train in the cult movie Vijayendravarma. The graphics work is found wanting on a couple of occasions and the lapse is clearly visible in the aforementioned scene.
Three fist fights, three car chases and one romantic scene between Frank and Valentina (his co-passenger) sums up the two hour long story. The martial arts director needs a special mention for the way he used Frank's suit to throttle and twist the goons. What sort of fabric was that? This said, the movie is not completely absurd and the following scenes stand out.
1. Frank chasing his car to remain less than 75 feet away from it. The villain straps Frank and Valentina with an irremovable metal bracelet which will explode if they get 75 feet away from Frank's vehicle.
2. Frank's friend dashing into his house in an Audi car.
3. Car chase on the highway.
With more intense editing, the film could have been made more interesting, but this shouldn't stop anyone from going to the theaters.
December 13, 2008 at 7:23 AM
you still thought it was worth 3/5? I found this instalment to be the worst. The highway car chase was good though.
December 15, 2008 at 4:49 PM
I accept that I was a bit biased. May be 2.25/5 would suffice.
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