Ohhh man!!! Why oh why is this so popular???

Rating: 1/10 (21 February 2000)

I hated this when it came out, and now that everybody who thinks they know action movies is worshipping it I DESPISE it! What a sellout Woo has become! He may as well direct music videos or Pepsi commercials! I loved his Hong Kong stuff, very brutal, fast paced, but this attempt at "dark" action (a bunch of pretentiously placed religious symbols) starring a few comedians trying to be hardasses is the sorriest excuse for an action I have ever seen! WHERE IS THE HUMOR? American action films (like the classics with Arnold, Bruce Willis, and Eddie Murphy) are monumental for their one-liners, but this was completely devoid of any! If it was cast better, had even an ounce of humor, and that ridiculous fight scene at the end was cut in half, it would have been much better. Sorry Woo, this just doesn't appeal to your classic fans or die-hard run n' gun film buffs! It ties with Con Air as the biggest joke of 1997!
Rating: NEGATIVE 1 out of 10 >:)