War (2007)

4.5 stars

Caveat #1: I love action films. Caveat #2: This is not a martial arts film.

Which is fine with me--I love action films, regardless of what kind of action it is. Well, some action films. This is one.

After an assassin named Rogue killed his partner and his partner's wife and child, finding Rogue is federal agent John Crawford's (Jason Statham) raison d'etre.

Meanwhile, Rogue's (Jet Li) purpose is a little less straightforward. Presumably working for the Triad, it becomes clear that he's manipulating the Triad into an all-out war with the Yakuza.

So basically, it's tailor-made for me: lots of action, a intriguing mystery (why is Rogue causing a war?), some nice eye-candy (Jason Statham), and a couple of really good twists.
June 27, 2008

ahhhh

gave it to my inlaw,he liked it way better, of course i dont like Jason the bold guy. he stinks June 20, 2008

Great for Jet Li fans. So so for others

I strongly agree with the majority of reviewers here that this movie cant satisfy most of the target audience who expect violent confrontations between Li and Statham. However, as a fan of Li, I like the movie much for its extremely stylish depiction of Li as the very intelligent and nearly invincible assasin who knows strategy. I like the plot, too, but I wont ruin your interest by disclosing it. Despite the not so promising ratings here, I suggest you to rent it for a good entertainment after dinner. The rental and your valuable time will be well paid back. June 10, 2008

Great action movie with two of the greatest.

The only reason I got this movie is beacuase of the star power, Jet Li and Jason Statham in the same movie, fighting against each other, In greatly choreagraphed fight scenes and gun fights.
This Blu-ray includes a lot of extrass infact too many, not saying the movie doesnt deserve the extras im just saying nobody is actually going to watch all the extras/commentaries.

If you like action movies and/or jason statham and jet libuy this movie if not give it a rent. June 4, 2008

3 for action

Jason Statham is the modern day action hero. Watching films like Crank and Transporter brings you back to the good old days when you had a bunch of big budget action films every year by Stallone, Arnold, Seagal, Jean Claude and a host of pretenders. This film however is not very good. The action is hot and heavy throughout, and if you like high body counts, you might find some enjoyment. The story is not that great, the acting is bad(which is surprising since Li is good and Statham is decent enough. The gun play aspect of the movie is good, but the martial arts scenes are really very poor. Again it is surprising since Jet is such a great film martial artists. What sealed the deal is the really terrible ending. This is a rental at best for action junkies. May 21, 2008

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