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May 12, 2005
DANNY THE DOG (aka Unleashed)
It's good. That's about all anyone wants to know: is it KISS OF THE DRAGON again? Is it ROMEO IS BLEEDING? Or is it an actual, real life good movie?
Let me be the one who says it: it's a good movie. Bob Hoskins is terrific, but not very original. Morgan Freeman needs to do something new or retire. But Jet Li actually turns in a performance and it carries the movie.
The action is very Hong Kong in that combatants exchange multiple blows in each shot, rather than things getting chopped and spliced and CGI-ed every which way. There's problems aplenty, and a great "This is my happening and it freaks me out!" moment in an underground gladiator club, but overall this is one of the best action movies to hit the screen in a long time.
May 12, 2005 at 03:13 PM in Reviews | Permalink
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AMEN! Easily Jet's best non-Asian film and though it doesn't quite reach the top tier of his stuff (I put Hero and Fist of Legend there) it's pretty damn close.
Posted by: Todd | May 13, 2005 6:37:29 PM
i luv jet li and any of hes movies ar the best!! unleashed is way different 2 any other movie hes done and i think he did great and definately looked great lol = )
Posted by: danielle | Aug 11, 2006 2:21:17 AM