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This movie could have been better in my opinion. This is just because there was a certain tone of corniness throughout the whole movie. While the action, of course, was cool. I don't feel it was quite enough to save the movie. I am a huge Jet Li fan and can be pretty forgiving overall on a movie, but I have opted to not include it in my collection.
The basic premise is great. Famous action-superstar Frankie Lane (Jacky Cheung) is a drunken womanizer who has let his martial arts skills deteriorate. Kit Li (Jet Li) is his loyal bodyguard who is dedicated to ensuring that the public does not find out the sad truth about Frankie, to the point where he even secretly performs Frankie's trademark stunts himself. Jacky is hilarious as a cross between Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, and Jet is his typical stoic self. Unfortunately, Wong Jing can't leave well enough alone. He throws in a distracting DIE HARD plot complete with a team of expert terrorists laying siege on an upscale party in an extravagant high-rise building. While I normally like Wong Jing's helter-skelter style, this time he should have kept it simple. This is still an enjoyable movie with fantastic moments, but it could have been great all the way through.
-JMF
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