7/10
continuous action for those of you who can't stand a story line
13 February 2005
When I see an action movie I don't want it to be burdened by a plot. All I want to see is people getting knocked unconscious and high speed car chases without all the mind numbing character development and complicated plot twists. This movie delivers just what I was hoping for. The exposition sets up a conflict and that's all that is needed for the oncoming barrage of impressive fights, chases, and stunts. For those of you who want plot with your action movies, go see The Matrix.

I was also not disappointed by the technical work on this movie. There were no annoying super close shaky camera shots lit by strobe lights. The main actor knew his moves and did them well so there was no need to hide him through shoddy camera work. Most of the time the camera was pulled back enough that you could see him do all his stunts with clarity. The editing was also done in a way to showcase all his stunts. The most impressive stunts were shown at least three times from different angles to make the stunts look three times more impressive I'd guess.
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