Skeleton of Quality

Rating: 6/10 (29 April 2003)

This movie had a lot of the right elements, especially the action. For some reason though, it never really clicked.
The background music is bland, and most of the acting is lacking emotion - leaving the viewer very detached. The chemistry between the actors also seemed forced, with the possible exception of the cop and the transporter. You can't really blame all of them; the Chinese father/daughter spoke broken English like you would expect from a Jet Li movie.
The strong points were the action, but many of these scenes were overdrawn and too controlled (you'll know what I mean from the final battle in the container yard).
The plot was very thin, but it took so long to materialize that you might not realize it. Overall, the film left me depressed and expecting more.
Decent attempt. 6/10