The story concerns Frank being hired by Anna (Loan Chabanol), a beautiful ex-prostitute who heads a quartet of beautiful prostitutes exacting elaborate, bloody revenge on the men who’ve been exploiting them for years.

This time out, mysterious transporter Frank Taylor - he drives secret, high-value merchandise from place to place in his slick Audi, no questions asked - is played by the younger British actor Ed Skrein, who has Statham’s raspy voice but little of his stone-faced presence he’s a pretty boy, not a bruiser. Maybe the faint vestige of his spirit is all that’s needed: The new film gets by to some extent on the good will carried over from the earlier films, and most of that good will was due to the now-absent star. Statham, as some may already know, departed the series over a contract dispute they wanted to make more movies and pay him less, so he (rightly) bailed. You might even chuckle contentedly at its knowing silliness - that’s sort of what this low-rent franchise is here for - but you’ll also miss Jason Statham, whose deadpan self-awareness somehow legitimized the ridiculousness of the previous films.

The Transporter: Refueled is stupid, stupid, stupid - and it certainly knows it.

The transporter 4 refueled full movie