The Transporter Refueled

The Transporter Refueled has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available in Australia on Netflix and Stan, and in the US on HBO Max Amazon Channel and YouTube TV. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. 1,611 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Ed Skrein leads a cast that carries the story without ever feeling mechanical. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Netflix.

There is a reason The Transporter Refueled keeps coming up in conversation. The plotting in The Transporter Refueled is tight enough that the twists feel earned rather than assembled. The fast-paced action movie is again set in the criminal underworld in France, where Frank Martin is known as The Transporter, because he is the best driver and mercenary money can buy. In this installment, he meets Anna and they attempt to take down a group of ruthless Russian human traffickers who also have kidnapped Frank’s father. Credit to Ed Skrein and Ray Stevenson for grounding it — this is a cast that earns the twists. The Transporter Refueled came out in 2015. The Transporter Refueled is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Crime and mystery fans will find exactly what they are after in The Transporter Refueled. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Ed Skrein's performance is the kind that shows up on best-of lists years later. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished story, this is a reliable answer.