In the film, Frank Martin , a British mercenary driver living in France , finds himself involved in a human trafficking plot. It received mixed reviews from critics with praise for its action sequences and Statham's performance.
Frank Martin is a highly skilled driver for less-than-legal jobs in southern France who follows three strict rules:. In Nice , Frank is hired as the getaway driver for three bank robbers, but they have brought a fourth man. 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.
After evading police in a high-speed chase, the leader offers Frank more money to drive them to Avignon , but he refuses; the robbers flee in another car, but are foiled by their amateur driving. At Frank's villa on the French Riviera , local Police Inspector Tarconi questions him about his black BMW i , seen at the scene of the robbery, but Frank has carefully disposed of all evidence.
Frank is hired to deliver a 50 kilograms 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. She attempts to escape, but Frank recaptures her and is forced to subdue two policemen who spot them.
Frank delivers her to Wall Street as promised, and is given a briefcase to transport. As Frank stops to buy drinks for the cops in his trunk, a bomb in the briefcase explodes.
