Plot
A ship at
sea is supposedly carrying alcohol. Two crew-members accidentally discover the
cargo is actually toxic waste, and are killed. Their bodies are thrown
overboard.
Meanwhile,
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) has been pressured into transporting a package,
together with Valentina (Natalya Rudakova). Both have a device attached to
their wrists which is wired to explode if the person concerned strays more than
75 feet (22.86 metres) away from the car. It is soon revealed that the
objective is to deliver Valentina; She is the daughter of Leonid Vasilev
(Jeroen Krabbé), head of Ukraine's Environmental Protection Agency. Vasilev
refused to do business with an environmentally irresponsible company, so they
arranged for an employee called Johnson (Robert Knepper) to kidnap her.
Valentina is being used as leverage, to get Vasilev to sign a contract with the
organization.
Frank
travels from Marseille through Munich and Budapest until he ends up in Odessa
on the Black Sea. With the help of Inspector Tarconi (François Berléand), Frank
contends with the people who strong-armed him into taking the job, agents sent
by Ukrainiangovernment to intercept him, and the general non-cooperation of his
passenger.
Valentina
thinks she is going to die, so consumes drugs and alcohol to feel better and
have some fun for the last time. Frank is not happy with this, because both
have to remain sharp. However, Frank and Valentina fall for each other, while
escaping from one life-threatening situation after another.
Eventually
Valentina is kidnapped by Johnson, leaving on a passenger train. Frank drives
his car off a bridge to land on the moving train, then fights all the thugs
inside. Johnson and Valentina end up in a carriage near the front of the train,
which is then decoupled from the rest of the carriages. Returning to his car,
Frank jumps the widening gap, crashing into the carriage. After a struggle,
Frank transfers the explosive device from his wrist to Johnson's, then launches
the vehicle from the train. The explosive device kills Johnson.
Tarconi
rescues them and calls Vasilev, telling him that his daughter is safe. Vasilev
rips up the contract, and the ship from the beginning is raided by the police
and the crews are arrested who are trying to escape. Frank, Tarconi and
Valentina are shown fishing in the ocean.
Cast
- Jason
Statham as Frank Martin
- François Berléand as Inspector Tarconi
- Natalya Rudakova as Valentina Vasileva
- Robert
Knepper as Johnson
- Jeroen Krabbé as Leonid Vasilev
- David
Atrakchi as Malcom Manvill
- Gillie McKenzie stunt
driver double
- Eriq
Ebouaney as Ice
- Yann Sundberg as Flag