Good Woo. But...

Rating: 6/10 (2 March 2001)

Put John Woo together with James Cameron and you get...? Yupp. Ridley Scott! Like mixing 2 chemicals, each is in its own 'harmless'. Together they are lethal. Woos sense for action is top notch. Putting the love story together... Hrmmm. Scuze moi. Not too convincing. BUT. I see the intention! My hat is off and my bow is deep for John Woos actions scenes! However, on the psycho plane... Well; this is the best he has done so far! Woo is evolving! Give him one or three films more and this director will be on everyones lips! His path is set! (Like Clavell said in 'Shogun'; his karma) If you like good action scenes in a 'already told seen' movie; see this one. Sound is on the better part; although the deep bass is somewhat too high at times; it looks like the sound people got some misleading orders; wake up! Make the DVD copy for us 50+ inch screeens and $1.000+ sound equipment more happy. Afterall... Soon these specs are minimum for DVD usage. Am I totally wrong here? Nope I don't think so! And, if the film plays out well on mono and B/W in a small forgotten place... Well... That's where the secret to a hit lies! Go ahead Woo! Not this time. But... :-)