I was really looking forward to watching John Woo's return to directing but was left somewhat disheartened unfortunately.
This is your typical revenge film. Is the action shot well? Yes of course. Does the story do anything different? No not at all. A child accidentally gets killed then a father goes on a revenge spree.... When it eventually gets to that. The middle of the film is really slow and I was wondering at times if John Woo had forgotten how to direct, it could have been brilliant but something was just lacking for me aside from the action which doesn't come until the end. Watch if you've got nothing else to see but don't be expecting Hard Boiled, The Killer or Face Off level John Woo here, not even close.
This is your typical revenge film. Is the action shot well? Yes of course. Does the story do anything different? No not at all. A child accidentally gets killed then a father goes on a revenge spree.... When it eventually gets to that. The middle of the film is really slow and I was wondering at times if John Woo had forgotten how to direct, it could have been brilliant but something was just lacking for me aside from the action which doesn't come until the end. Watch if you've got nothing else to see but don't be expecting Hard Boiled, The Killer or Face Off level John Woo here, not even close.