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IMDB

4/5

When a Vagas performer decides that he wants to testify agains’t the mafia it turns out a lot of people want him dead, wouldn’t you know it? A conversation is heard and a hit is placed on Buddy Israel’s head of one million dollars, well it attracts the attention of the worlds best hitmen (and women) and puts his life in extreme danger, with the FBI getting involved and more plot twists we see a story unravel before our very eyes, quite an unbelievable one at that.

I really enjoyed this film. It has a good mixture of comedy, action, thrill and a great story that kept me excited until the very end. I saw this in the cinema when it first came out, and I was amazed that I hadn’t heard anything online about it from anyone else, but then I remembered that I hadn’t been online too much at that time, people had been talking, just I hadn’t been there to read it.

I remember coming out of the cinema and one of my friends being confused with some of the story, now this isn’t hard to do as the actual story behind it isn’t concentrated on in the film, until the very last scene when it all fits into place, now it can be confusing for some to get so much information and piece it together with the rest of the story all at once, but just thinking about it for a minute usually works, my friend understood once we explained it to them once more. Even without the main story this film is a great action flick, I think it needs to be recognised.

Now I bought it on DVD and I still find it an exciting film to watch. I have to watch the extras on the DVD soon, i’m sure they will be good. I’d recomend this film to anyone who can get their hands on a copy. If you like a good action film then this will keep your attention till the very end.

IMDB

4/5

The story is quite simple - After his partner Tom Wynne (Terry Chen) and family are killed by the infamous assassin ‘Rogue’ (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) loses his wife due to his obsession for revenge. Three years after the event he picks up Rogue’s trail again and it turns into a story about vengence, guilt and betrayal. In the mean time Rogue has his own plans, working for both the Triads and the Yakuza he creates a bloody crime war, his reason? Well you will have to watch the film now won’t you?

Although it is a fairly typical storyline, it still has it’s differences. There are some very clever plot twists in the movie which are hinted at before they are revealed. This doesn’t change that it is a typical action movie. But really anyone going to a film with jet Li or Jason Statham should know what to expect, high speed action, violence, etc. Now we have a second film with both of them and it doesn’t disappoint in that respect.

Overall I thought the film was great, great fight scenes, good acting, seemingly random women getting naked, what more could you ask for in an action film? Although I did think that it seemed much longer than it was, it only goes on for just over an hour and a half, I could have sworn I was in there for at least two hours. Nevertheless if you are a fan of action films, esspecially ones with Jet Li or Jason Statham in them then go see this film, you will love it, if not then you probably won’t like it.