Death Raced

So I caught Transporter 3, in which the Transporter is sent to prison because he can drive a car... (okay, so it's not really the Transporter, but could fit so easily into that universe...) Anyway, the plot is about as thin as a politician's election promise, but it's not like people are watching this for the in-depth character portrayals.

Nope, it's about death. And racing. And combining them. Well, actually, about the stunt teams pulling off some really cool stuff and the model makers getting to have fun (not that this is in any way the first, nor the last, movie to do so). The death of Dreadnought was a particular favourite moment of mine (no, I'm not spoiling anything by saying that, as it was obviously going to happen some how).

Jason Stratham puts in his usual performance and you really believe he's behind the wheel of a car that is likely not on a sound stage nor being towed, but is CGI'd into someone else's driving effort. Ian McShane steals the scenes he is in (and deservedly so), Joan Allen could be more of a bitch, and Natalie Martinez is there to look pretty.

A high octane (boo!) movie that's exactly the sort of picture you want to go see if you want something fast and explody to watch.

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