Reviews

This is a nicely shot film. Many scenes featured very little depth of field. The directors played with focus almost constantly, and had some nice imagery.

The acting was good. I wasn't blown away, but it wasn't great either. Heather Graham's American accent slipped through only once noticeably.

The movie was mainly plot driven. Character development was kept to a minimum. The plot was only decent, so that barely kept interest in the movie. It's a nice film to see in a theater for the camera work and visuals, but I wouldn't rent it. It is dark, which is nice to see in a movie shot today.

The plot was one of the poorest I have seen in several years. Perhaps something was lost in the translation, but this was one of the weakest movies I have ever viewed.

Ok, ok. This is an action movie, so plot shouldn't matter, right? That's right, but this was a weak drama to boot with a love story and the action sequences were horrible. There was one decent fight sequence, no blood, and few explosions culminating in a bad movie. Ripping off John Woo might be a better description of some moments (ahem, long shot of doves).

Save yourself the time, there are much better fighting movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Fist of Legend (equally poor story, but excellent wire work). As for a good Hong Kong action flick, rent anything else from Chow Yun-Fat and John Woo.