The Plot: Jet Li goes deep undercover as a tough Beijing cop trying to put the kibosh on a Hong Kong crime syndicate. Even his son and terminally ill wife don’t know he’s an operative (now that’s dedication!). Li is in deep shit as he 
kung fu’s the shit out of one badass villain after another in this typical martial arts action film that was shelved for 5 years before being released in 1995.
The music was typical for this type of film. With a musical score that was driven by the action happening on the screen. Some of the more dramatic parts with dialog sounded like the music was taken from a really bad 80’s horror movie. It was nothing that I would put on my ipod, but decent for the film I guess.
The cinematography was your average ordinary action movie standard. Parts of the editing got a little lame during some fight scenes. They showed the occasional faults in the action were you could see punches and kicks that did not even appear to connect with the target.
The acting was OK, but nothing special. It’s very hard to tell the actual acting quality when watching any kind of dubbed movie. I do have to say that some of the voice over acting was way too dramatic and goofy to be considered believable.
The effects were well done considering the budget. They showed a great display of martial arts throughout the film. There was one silly scene were Jet was carrying around a guy in a burlap sack that looked totally fake, but that was minor. One of the fucked, most unexpected parts, was when the mob boss shoves a little kids head through a glass table…FTW?! In the dubbed version some of the sound effects didn’t match up with the action on screen. I can understand the lips moving at different times but not everything else like gun fire and other things.
Overall the story kinda reminded me of Supercop, but instead of just a girlfriend, Jet Li has a family to think about when he’s undercover. The story line takes one too many flip flopping changes for my taste. That, combine with a mob boss that knows every detail and has ridiculous backup plans (Like ninja thugs disguised as black garbage bags, hiding next to a dumpster). All in all, this movie should be watched mainly for the kung fu, which it lacked even in that dept.
2 ½ Out of 5 Crom’s
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