This week on the podcast, Glenn and Daniel reflect on another mediocre genre thriller. It’s pretty sad that I didn’t need to rewrite that first sentence. Ed Skrein and Ed Skrein’s Tough-Guy Voice star in an unnecessary reboot of the Transporter series. (32:42).
May contain NSFW language.
FilmWonk rating: 3 out of 10
Show notes:
- Music for tonight’s episode is the track “How You Like Me Now?” by The Heavy, from the film’s trailer. Again.
- As we mentioned, check out the Planet Money podcast explaining why it felt so unrealistic to us to see money transfer quickly in this movie, and why it kinda works in Europe.
- Here’s the door-kick fight-scene we referred to in the original film The Transporter (which was from 2002, not 2007). Man that movie was fun. Here’s another one!
- Ed Skrein did indeed play Daario Naharis on Game of Thrones, until he was replaced by a nearly indistinguishable actor.
Listen above, or download: The Transporter Refueled (right-click, save as, or click/tap to play on a non-flash browser)