Serenity and Transporter 2

So, I rarely go to the movies, but two days in a row, I saw movies in the theatre. Weird, but at least it was worth the money. On Friday I saw Serenity. I, personally, love Joss Whedon. I think his writing is fresh and funny. Every scene he writes progresses the story. He has great dialogue and great action, so needless to say, I was going to enjoy this film right off the bat. The acting for the most part was good. The only two people who were lacking was the brother, Simon (played by Sean Maher) and the girlfriend, Inara (played by Morena Baccarin). Though two very good looking people, their acting seemed flat and dispassionate. However, for what they lack, everyone else makes up for it. The storyline was easy to follow and pretty smooth. The dialogue was superb and overall, the characters are very likable. Now, like I said, I'm biased in this situation, but I reccomend this movie. It's fun, adventurous, thought provoking and has some kick ass action scenes. If you like anime, action, sci-fi, comedy, videogames or anything else we computer nerds seem to enjoy, you'll like this movie. And if you're anything like me, you'll love it. Now, tonight I saw the Transporter 2. I love Jason Statham. He's sexy, funny, overall a good actor (and the accent doesn't hurt). But... this movie was lacking. The storyline was thin at best. They relied too greatly on the willing suspension of disbelief. Sometimes, trying to make a situation impossible for the hero to accomplish, makes the situation too impossible for the audience to believe. The action sequences were amazing and awe inspiring. But once again, almost too impossible. You mean to tell me that an audi can be shot at, flipped, thrown off a parking garage onto another, blown up and faced towards an onslaught of gradeschool children and come out without a scratch on it? Yeah, not buying it. The story was basically just an excuse to blow a lot of stuff up and set things on fire. The action sequences were really the only things holding this movie together. Beautiful choreography, fast cars, water vehicles, everything you could want in a chase. Overall, this movie was not stellar. You're better off buying the DVD of the first one. Sure, the chinese girl is annoying as hell, but the storyline is more believable and the lower budget adds a sort of realistic charm.