Of course, Ethan chases her down, wears her down and finally beds her down before he himself discovers why Nyah has been recruited. Well, it turns out that she is Sean Ambrose's former girlfriend. What the plot lacks in originality, John Woo's action sequences and visual flair more than make up for in their inventiveness. Woo pushes the envelope with his impeccable choreography and fluid camera work. The transfer itself provides a virtually flawless image, with superb definition that brings it into demonstration quality territory.
Colors are bold and strongly saturated without any sign of chromatic distortion or smearing.
Warmer hues tend to predominate, with flesh tones appearing quite healthy. Blacks are velvety and the picture provides excellent shadow detail, as well as wonderfully smooth contrast. The sound mix is big, loud and aggressive- everything you could possibly want from an action movie soundtrack. There is excellent channel separation all around, with every sound effect being distinctly reproduced. Additionally, dialogue remains clear and intelligible despite the almost continual barrage of sound effects that accompany the film numerous action sequences.