a rude awakening

Rating: 6/10 (3 January 2009)

this movie is not good. it is all over the place literally and figuratively. the revenge theme is good but the plot sags. the idea of a hidden nemisis is not very exciting either. the martial arts is overblown as well as the blood. all overkill. in fact, this movie should have been called overkill bill. the fact that the movie moves from locale to locale waters down the plot and thereby loses its focus. there is a very good fight scene in the beginning but it is in the wrong part of the movie. none of the characters develop and there is no sense of place. i believe that this is sufficient for a review but the guidelines tell me i need to write more.