Donnie plays Cat, a secluded assassin who lives a lonely lifestyle. Annie Wu from Jackie Chan's First Strike plays Carrie, a cop who for some reason falls in love with Cat after he kidnaps her.

I will first start out getting the negative things about this movie out of the way. The main thing is the simple logic things. For one, the bullets. There is scarcely any reloading in this movie. I counted about forty bullets being shot from Cat's handgun in the theater shootout before he ever reloaded. That is a stupid thing to knock a movie for, however, and it doesn't detract form the overall film.

Another thing is the bullet wounds. Throughout the course of the movie, Cat and Carrie both get shot about ten times and they don't seem to be too bothered by it. Is it just me or would a gunshot wound to the side of the arm pretty much leave your arm useless? And also the aiming of the bad guys. It is pretty ridiculous how bad they aim. They never can shoot Cat can they? Except for those ten times, of course.

Then you have the main thing that keeps this movie from getting a good four and a half star rating from yours truly. Annie Wu and Donnie Yen's chemistry. Unfortunately there is none to speak. They just conveniently fall for each other when the script calls for it and it isn't very believable. After he threatens to break all of her limbs and mess up her face, I find it hard to believe that she could just fall for him. And is it just me, or does she totally screw him over in the end? She gathers up this army of a police force and goes after him, and then she cries like a baby when (spoiler here) they blow the hell out of him.

Enough of that. All of that negative stuff aside, and I can reveal why ultimately I love this movie. The most obvious reason is the amount of bullets emptied and the quantity of gun fights. Any fan of John Woo bullet fests will be satisfied with what's inside Ballistic Kiss. While it has some slow spots to so called "develop" Cat and Carrie's relationship, there's plenty of shoot em up in here to satisfy action fans.

I also must say that I loved the score to this movie as well as the style of shooting. Donnie Yen has successfully created a very dark and gritty atmosphere that works well with this story. The dreary music and gritty dark colors truly set the mood.

Overall I would definitely recommend this movie. It's got plenty of action and a stylish look and feel to make up for the unrealistic situations and unbelievable love story. Check this one out if you're a fan of movies such as Romancing Bullet, The Killer, A Better Tomorrow, or any Donnie Yen or bullet ballet flick.

The action scenes aren't plentiful of marital arts action, but instead guns are used. Although some martial art moves were shown, the genre still stays as "action", "gunplay" not "martial arts action". So if you're looking for a martial arts action movie then don't get this, but if you're looking for gunplay like the Chow Yun Fat films then this is worthwhile watching. Of course if you're a Donnie fan then you can consider to get this award winning movie, but I would recommend you rent it first, before you buy it because some people like the genre and some don't!

The action scenes is visually nice because effects like sparks and lights are used to set the mood and enjoyment. Some scenes are quite intense clearly emphasized by slow motion camera.

Yet again Donnie performs his trademark kicks with perfection which he shows in almost every movie he makes.

After all this is a rent first, then if don't like it don't buy it, but if you do like it then buy it!