WAR - (Its pure Unadulterated action)
.......All that, and it has a twist :-) which I'm not gonna tell haha so watch it. This movie has the usual Jet Li's high flying action (this time he actually uses guns....and speaks english haha) with Jason Statham doing justice to his role.
The plot - An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner. (NOPE its not Bollywood inspired - doesnt read "Partner had 5 children who all grew up become action stars also seeking revenge" anywhere!!!)
War" could have really been something amazing in that regard because we have two reasonably capable stars (Jet Li and Jason Statham) going head-to-head, toe-to-toe, big time, for the first time in a long time, on the big screen. This is something that even the most distinguished action movie fan would not have thought possible for a very long while. But sifting through the screenplay by Lee Anthony Smith and Gregory J. Bradley is too much of a chore, even if the movie suffers in a number of spots because of it.
The plot, as confusing and twisted as it is, begins with the brutal murder of an F.B.I. agent and his family. His partner, Jack Crawford (Statham), swears bloody vengeance on the mysterious assassin "Rogue" (Li), who is also playing rival Triad and yakuza crime families against each other. That's really all that can be described without giving away plot details that will lead to a somewhat convoluted "big twist" ending.
n the end, "War" is yet another Hollywood action flick to serve up some sort of originality in East meets West culture-clashing. But like a lot of these flicks, much gets lost in the translation and as usual, your hopes for a truly good action film. But other than that, "War" makes up for its short-falls in stylish action scenes and the dedication Li has to the material.
Rating - 7/10
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