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.
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.