Versatile Hong Kong box office giant Chow Yun-Fat makes a Hollywood splash as a Chinese
hitman beholden to a drug kingpin (Tsang, in an interesting reversal of his Hong Kong "crusty
cop" persona). The good news is that he's free after one hit; the bad news is that the drug lord
wants revenge on a cop (Rooker) who killed his son--by killing the cop's son. A tough-talking passport
forger (Sorvino) creates a new identity for our hero, but they've soon got to fight their way out to stay alive.
First-timer Fuqua provides eye-candy visuals but little of the melodrama of his Hong Kong
forebear (and executive producer), John Woo.
Directed by Antoine Fuqua - Rated R
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