This is a much darker film from Jet Li than audiences would be used to.
Its gritty and quite sinister. Surprisingly, this is delivered exclusively by Bob Hoskins who provides a tour de force performance. Having watched his comedy work this effort was something of a revelation to me.
This film is a drama with fighting in it. I don't really want to watch a Jet Li drama. He can act ok but he's no De Niro. Nor do I watch De Niro for his fighting ability.
So what stops this from being a true classic for me is the lack of fights combined with some of the other fighters being a little too zany (in the crappy Mad Max way cinema is stuck on).
Its awesome but could have been much more awesomer :) (my daughter will hate that 'word')
Its gritty and quite sinister. Surprisingly, this is delivered exclusively by Bob Hoskins who provides a tour de force performance. Having watched his comedy work this effort was something of a revelation to me.
This film is a drama with fighting in it. I don't really want to watch a Jet Li drama. He can act ok but he's no De Niro. Nor do I watch De Niro for his fighting ability.
So what stops this from being a true classic for me is the lack of fights combined with some of the other fighters being a little too zany (in the crappy Mad Max way cinema is stuck on).
Its awesome but could have been much more awesomer :) (my daughter will hate that 'word')