I will praise the director for making a film like this with such dedication and seriousness, which really shows that there are lot of great up and coming filmmakers out there who need to be recognized. So yes as an independent film, this is great. As an action film, this has some really brilliant choreographed fight scenes and so many martial arts to demonstrate during the film. However, my problem with this film, really comes down to the story and dialogue (at times). The film really is an excuse to throw in a lot of the many elements of crime/action/thriller films: Guns, knives, bone crunching violence, mobsters, hit men, corruption, determined cops etc. The film really does not have as much depth as it thinks it does, as all the humanity gets lost within the stylized action that the film brings in.
I know, that most people will not care about story when they see what kind of film this is, so I will still give it a recommendation, if you can get your hands on it somehow. However, I really do hope this filmmaker gets more notice someday, and hopefully he gets the chance to deliver an even better film.And no, I don't dislike this film, even though it seems like I am just hating on it, and it does seem like a low blow to pick on a film with such a low budget, but still, I try to treat it with dignity.
I know, that most people will not care about story when they see what kind of film this is, so I will still give it a recommendation, if you can get your hands on it somehow. However, I really do hope this filmmaker gets more notice someday, and hopefully he gets the chance to deliver an even better film.And no, I don't dislike this film, even though it seems like I am just hating on it, and it does seem like a low blow to pick on a film with such a low budget, but still, I try to treat it with dignity.