I think alot of you are missing the point.

Rating: Null/10 (3 October 2003)

Alot of you have slattered the film because of unoriginality. There is something about this film that, if your not from the UK or don't know who Jason Statham is, you will find difficult to understand why the movie is the way it is. This film was never intended to be a great classic to go down into film history. The film was purely made to introduce Jason Staham to the action movie audience. Its was nothing more than a test. Anything else he does would, I'm sure, be ten times better and more original. It was produced very quickly so they could advertise his talent quickly. Thats why the story is so simple and the idea is very much a common one. This film was made just to help project Jason into the world of Hollywood action and to be honest he definately deserves it. The stunts were ALL done by himself (apparently he is highly trained in martial arts IRL) and he acts really well too.
Sure the film is definately not original but when you consider what I've told you, you can understand why its such a plainly simple film. I still enjoyed watching it but only because of Statham and his great acting, unbelievable martial arts and suitability to action movie roles.
So please, when you review this film, bare in mind everything I've told you above before reviewing it.