It is the first installment in the Transporter franchise and stars Jason Statham in the title role, alongside Shu Qi, François Berléand and Matt Schulze.

In the film, Frank Martin, a British mercenary driver living in France, finds himself involved in a human trafficking plot.

Explaining that the extra weight will affect his precisely planned escape, Frank refuses to drive until, in desperation, the leader kills and abandons one of his men.

Frank is hired to deliver a 50 kilograms (110 lb) package to American client Darren "Wall Street" Bettencourt.

While changing a flat tire, Frank realizes the package contains a person; he violates his third rule in order to give the captive something to drink, and discovers a woman bound and gagged.

A vengeful Frank returns to Wall Street's villa, killing several henchmen and stealing a Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse, only to find "the package" hiding in the back seat.

Recovering a weapons stash from his boat at the harbour of Cassis, Frank tracks the criminals to the Marseille docks, where the containers full of people depart on trucks.

Chased to a bus depot, Frank fights his way through the thugs in a motor oil-drenched melee before escaping into the water.

† indicates that the song did not appear in the film The original score were composed by Stanley Clarke and Alexandre Azaria (for "Love Rescue" and "Transfighter").

[12] Manohla Dargis, of the Los Angeles Times, complimented the action, saying, "[Statham] certainly seems equipped to develop into a mid-weight alternative to Vin Diesel.

That's particularly true if he keeps working with director Corey Yuen, a Hong Kong action veteran whose talent for hand-to-hand mayhem is truly something to see.