The debut feature by “In Da Club” music video director Philip G. Atwell is a confusing yet exciting collision of the FBI, Chinese Triads, and Yakuza. Jason Statham plays a determined FBI agent looking to avenge the death of his partner by a deadly assassin known only as Rogue, played by Jet Li. Rogue’s mission, it seems, is to double cross every organized crime and government agency on the face of the planet. Ancient stolen treasure (gilded horse statues!) is passing hands, the perfect example of a MacGuffin that no viewer could care less about. Instead, viewers are like the FBI in the movie: they enjoy watching Rogue single-handedly wipe out all the Triads, basically doing their work for them. Statham and Li have the right amount of charisma for their roles: enough humor to make their one-liners entertaining but not cheesy, and enough swagger to seem undeniably badass.
by Cullen Gallagher | Source: Lionsgate DVD
13 Jan 2010 10:36 AM | Submit Comment
