Neon fills the background of many camera shots. The blue glow of fluorescent lights signals that violence may break out and the yellow glow of candles signals warmth and safety. In other words, Fuqua loves to hype the visuals, but the action contains little impact. The machine-gun paced editing rarely conveys momentum. There is no build, no sense of mounting tension.
Scenes consist of wild explosions of bullets, with limbs flying every direction.
Even the title of the movie is similarly superficial. Sorvino plays a professional forger who agrees to provide Chow with a forged passport so he can get out of the country. Unfortunately, however, Sorvino gets a sublimely silly character. The movie gives us an intriguing development when assassins come blazing into her office. But she was prepared, with a gun beneath her desk.