Action disaster that completely rammed Jason Statham’s best film series into the ground

When an entire franchise depends on one actor, it’s best not to swap them out. What action hits like xXx2: The Next Level learned also applies to the end of Jason Statham’s biggest 2000s franchise. The Transporter Refueled completely ruined the series. It’s on TV today.

On TV: action hit that replaced Jason Statham with Deadpool star

The concept of the fourth The Transporter film is not really different from that of its predecessors: The mysterious professional driver Frank (Ed Skrein from Deadpool) breaks his self-imposed rules on a shady assignment. This time he will involved in a bank robbery of four traumatized women, who want revenge on their tormentor.

The story actually doesn’t sound bad, but it lost all impetus due to the loveless implementation. The film critics panned the film (via Metacritic) and particularly criticized the lack of creativity. Financially, the film wasn’t a major flop, but it was a disappointment nonetheless (via The Numbers). reason will not last a missing Jason Statham as the film’s charismatic center have been.

When is The Transporter Refueled on TV?

The Transporter Refueled is running this Thursday, July 6, 2023, at 10:15 p.m. on VOX. Camille Delamarre, who was also involved in the sci-fi hit Lockout, directed it.

The 10 biggest streaming films of 2023 on Netflix, Amazon & Co.

In this installment of our Moviepilot podcast, Stream Brawl, we take a look at the big movies coming exclusively to Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ and Apple TV+ this year. The result is a list of ten special recommendations.

From the sci-fi epic to the potential Oscar nominee, everything is included. The talents gathered are particularly impressive. In 2023 we can expect new movies from Martin Scorsese, David Fincher and Zack Snyder in the streaming space, while Gal Gadot, Leonardo DiCaprio, Henry Cavill and Chris Hemsworth are in front of the camera.

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