This is a wonderfully visual film. The action is exciting and there were real moments of absolute suspense that had me holding my breath! Jake Green gets out of prison and he wants to get revenge on his old boss, Dorothy (no, it is a guy) Macha who put him in jail. This is the story on how Jake gets his revenge. There, that's the simplest way I can put it.
There is a lot of philosophy in this film that you get or you won't get. There are certain sayings that are repeated over and over again until you "get it". Unfortunately, a lot of viewers are not going to "get it"! Anyone that wants a straight, action, easy to understand story, will get easily frustrated watching this film. I understand why some of the reviewers here trashed this film. It's too complex! I loved the style, the above average acting, the action scenes, but the story was just too, too muddled. The ending is very hard to understand until one realizes that in order to win, Jake has to discard his "EGO"! Ray liotta is totally cool and a real great bad-ass as Macha. Jason Statham puts out a real effort to do some deep acting. Sometimes he succeeds, sometimes he doesn't. Anyway, Statham looks pretty good with hair! Andre Benjamin is all smooth and shiny as the mysterious Avi.
I want to give this movie a "B" for its stylishness and action, but for the story, I'd give it a "D+"! Even though the movie is confusing, I still think it's worth viewing.
There is a lot of philosophy in this film that you get or you won't get. There are certain sayings that are repeated over and over again until you "get it". Unfortunately, a lot of viewers are not going to "get it"! Anyone that wants a straight, action, easy to understand story, will get easily frustrated watching this film. I understand why some of the reviewers here trashed this film. It's too complex! I loved the style, the above average acting, the action scenes, but the story was just too, too muddled. The ending is very hard to understand until one realizes that in order to win, Jake has to discard his "EGO"! Ray liotta is totally cool and a real great bad-ass as Macha. Jason Statham puts out a real effort to do some deep acting. Sometimes he succeeds, sometimes he doesn't. Anyway, Statham looks pretty good with hair! Andre Benjamin is all smooth and shiny as the mysterious Avi.
I want to give this movie a "B" for its stylishness and action, but for the story, I'd give it a "D+"! Even though the movie is confusing, I still think it's worth viewing.