First - the coreography was great and some people might argue that you see these films for the coreography. If spectacular and rather funny fight scenes are your thing (reminds me a trifle of Jackie Chan) then this movie would probably be good for you.
What turned me off was the story. Despite being an immense rip-off of Fist of Fury (a.k.a. The Chinese Connection) with Bruce Lee, Jet Li lacked the grim disposition that Bruce Lee potrayed so well in Fist of Fury (rather unlike all his other rather stereotyped roles), the movie lacked the climatic ending of Fist of Fury, it lacked the love story. It lacked most things.
The love story was perhaps the worst thing in the entire movie. Suddenly she decides to move back to Kyoto as spontaneously as she decided to come to Shanghai... and there is no followup!!!
This movie was much like a porn flick - great action, no story
My rating: 4 out of 10 (only for the fight scenes, otherwise a 2)
What turned me off was the story. Despite being an immense rip-off of Fist of Fury (a.k.a. The Chinese Connection) with Bruce Lee, Jet Li lacked the grim disposition that Bruce Lee potrayed so well in Fist of Fury (rather unlike all his other rather stereotyped roles), the movie lacked the climatic ending of Fist of Fury, it lacked the love story. It lacked most things.
The love story was perhaps the worst thing in the entire movie. Suddenly she decides to move back to Kyoto as spontaneously as she decided to come to Shanghai... and there is no followup!!!
This movie was much like a porn flick - great action, no story
My rating: 4 out of 10 (only for the fight scenes, otherwise a 2)