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A Jason Statham motion movie has garnered polarising critiques – but cinema followers are nonetheless insisting it deserves viewing and it is broadcasting on Four Plus this night.

In Transporter 3, the third instalment of the franchise launched in 2008, Jason Statham reprises his function as skilled driver Frank Martin who finds himself compelled to move a kidnapped Ukrainian official’s daughter, Valentina (Natalya Rudakova), all through Europe.

To assure obedience, each Frank and Valentina are fitted with explosive gadgets that set off in the event that they enterprise past 75 ft from their motor.

The image managed simply 40 per cent on movie assessment platform Rotten Tomatoes, with many viewers highlighting issues with the plot, set items and dramatic shows.

Nevertheless, sure value determinations proved beneficial, commending it as an motion image deserving consideration.

One assessment stated: “Jason Statham does still handle the role of Frank Martin well and it has some fun sequences, but the lackadaisical Transporter 3 is a massive step-down from its two predecessors due to horribly filmed action, erratic editing and a story that is generic, doesn’t properly present its stakes and is poorly paced.”

Another added: “The action scenes aren’t particularly flashy, the romance part comes out of nowhere. Their are several gaping plot holes. Wouldn’t recommend.”, reviews the Mirror.

A 3rd wrote: “‘Transporter 3’ is a bad action movie, and not even in that mindless dumb fun way. I have never seen any movies in this series, and I have heard the other two are better, so I’m not closed off to it.

“However, this third film got here with a Jason Statham assortment I had bought so I made a decision to observe it. I assumed a few of the motion scenes had been acceptable, however I could not care much less concerning the story.

“To be honest I couldn’t tell you what the movie was about in its entirety and a lot of the time I just felt bored watching it.

“Overall, it’s an motion film that I simply could not get into and I really feel like perhaps my opinion may change if I watched the opposite films, however solely time will inform if watching them will make me like this film roughly. As it stands, I do not like this film in any respect and assume there are many nice motion film alternate options.”

Yet certain cinema fans still suggested it merited viewing, with one saying: “Arguably the franchise’s strongest movie – however that is not saying a lot. Knepper, in contrast to Rudakova, has some good moments, whereas Statham and Berléand reprise their roles on autopilot.

“The action is quite engaging, especially the car chases, and the gimmick driving the plot serves its purpose, however the story is made to seem a lot more complicated than it is, the dialogues are often nauseatingly cringy, and the female lead is mostly there to constantly drool over Statham and, for some reason, food.”

A unique viewer shared comparable sentiments, remarking: “Another over the top action film from statham. Not as good as the original but still entertaining.”

Transporter 3 airs on Sunday 1 February on 4 plus 7 at 10pm.