Invisible Target: Viewer Comments

The film did feel like a B-movie at times, but that is because of the pokey storyline. Still, B-movie or not, I really enjoyed the picture.

The storyline is okay, easy to follow, and the emotional content flows well and properly intertwined with each of the main characters. The action choreography is what we have been praying for and definitely a throwback to the glory HK days of action. I am not sure what more one is looking for in an action movie. Definitely recommended to anyone that likes HK action and an excellent addition to any HK film library.

This is yet another fancy colored movie with young action heroes that don't really pull you into the movie except for their ultra cool clothes and grimaces. The action was terrible with wire work that is so unbelievably bad you'll feel embarrassed watching the film.

The only saving grace is ironically Jaycee Chan's performance. His acting skills are getting really good and real emotion is conveyed (except for his scene in the end, no spoilers here). He is the only believable character who doesn't act all cool and actually adds to the story.

And sadly, Wu Jing's abilities are once again not utilized with all the wire work. He's not been able to showcase anything really great since SPL (Fatal Contact was okay, but he's better than that).

Also, the action was mediocre at best. The fight scenes weren't explosive enough to compensate for the weak story. I found it frustrating to see Nicholas Tse and Shawn Yue open up the movie kicking a lot of butt then as soon as they meet Wu Jing and his gang they're unable to even remotely keep up.

This movie could've really used a cool plot twist or some clever elements, but unfortunately that only happens in one scene involving the guys after a fight. I don't recommend this movie at all.

While the two-hour plus running time could definitely have been shortened, I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to sit through that length of time. While some of the melodramatic performances didn't quite work in the film, the highly choreographed action more than made up for its downfalls. Broken glass, guns, bullets, explosions, martial arts, and chases through the city make this one of the best HK action flicks this year. Definitely recommended.

The best Hong Kong action film of the year, so far (which pretty much means the best action film period this year)! Benny Chan continues pumping out annual action films, with "Invisible Target" being his 5th since 2003, and with the exception of maybe "New Police Story", this one is easily his best. Nicholas Tse does admirable work here, as does Wu Jing who seems to be great at playing villians. The action is high in quantity, and generally high in quality, except for a few bad-looking uses of CGI. The only other main flaw would be some of the dramatic moments don't work as well as they intend to, but the action more than makes up for that. Practically one action set piece after another, until the finale in the police station which features Nic Tse and Shawn Yue taking on Wu Jing!! To put it simply, "Invisible Target" wipes the floor with any of Hollywood's wannabe' action movies this summer, and the new Donnie Yen/Wilson Yip collaboration, "Flash Point", looks to only further that notion. Recommended!!!