Please watch carefully

Rating: 9/10 (27 January 2001)

A lot of people wanted to see another kick-ass movie. And they got what they expected. But people who wanted more than that, looked very disappointed. Because: ...It was too cliche.....he survives everything.....the only thing that was different from James Bond was that there was no character who was called James Bond.....etcetera.
But, Everyone!!!!! Watch the way Woo does it! Of course there were cliche's but look at how he exaggerated them. I was sitting in the cinema with a huge smile on my face. Just watch the little things carefully. Look at the little symbolic points, e.g. the white dove that is flying into the room through before Tom Cruise walks in. And later on the dove is sitting next to him on a bar. But more exciting than this, the scene with the motorcycle is unbelievable good. Of course it is an cliche and of course it is inhuman what he does, but Woo knows that too. But the good thing is that Woo let's you see that he knows. Just those scenes and symbolics are making this movie worth to watch. Not only for the kicks, but also for the real good fun.