Nicolas F. Costoglou This movie is based on a comic book which i haven't read, but i understood the plot and characters surprisingly flawless through great storytelling.The cinematography and editing of this film is very stylish and fairly creative, especially with the interesting lighting of the settings.The stunts and fights are marvellously done, entertaining and, through great sound design, very impactful.The best part for me were (like i said) the characters. I understood the motivations of all of them, and never lost interest. A big part of this is the great storytelling, every time something is setup that seems to be little, or unimportant at first, it get's a big pay off.The actors all fit their roles very well, and it wasn't just a Donny Yen one-man-show like i expected, which was a big surprise.The visual effects are okay for the most part and not overdone (for the most part).The only real flaw is the pacing of the third act, which drags for a while and looses some of it's momentum before it get's to a big climactic fight, which is a good counter balance, but also fairly long.A heart-warming, investing story, full of great action and drama...

Angelus2 I purchased this film as I had nothing interesting to do later that day.I know about Hong Kongs kung fu movies and a lot of the martial arts are pretty cool and breath-taking.Donnie Yen out does himself in this film; the plot is a little thin; but the fight scenes make up for it in a tons.Nicholos Tse (New police story)and Shawn Yue (Infernal Affairs 2) are great in the fight scenes but it is Donnie that takes the cake.His physique and movement is not only brilliant but graceful; his eyes sparkle a mysterious glow.A good film overall.

idc_show Normally i have to watch martial arts films twice because the first time i watch it I'm just looking for the fights and not really pay attention to the story until the second time around, but this film (besides Ong-bak and Tom-yum-goong) blew me away the fist time i saw it and i mean BLEW ME AWAY. The fight scenes in this movie look so real and the speed they fight at is flipping unreal. There is wire work in this film (which I'm not really into) but the way they use the wires in this film is so stylish it will make you wet your pants and some of the camera angles and shots used in this film are brilliant as well. The main guy in this film is Donnie Yen and I've only seen 2 of his films which were Hero and Blade 2 which he is great in, but in this film he just takes fight scenes to a whole new level and the speed he goes at in his fight scenes is just flat out amazing. There is also a pretty good story to it as well but i won't spoil that for you.So all in all if u want a martial art film to knock you clean out of your seat or make your jaw drop straight to the floor then this is the martial arts film you have been waiting for!

sendoh15 I watched this expecting nothing, but man was I lucky to stumble on this one hell of a movie. Yes there is simplicity to the script and i felt as if it could have been better. The story could have been also lengthened to give it an extra kick to the whole concept. But it doesn't really matter because, the fight scenes just blew me away. I've seen tons of martial arts movies revolving around wire effects but, this one just truly impressed me.I guess the action just looked more natural in the movie as if their not on wires. The actors did a great job with the fight sequences. Think Ong bak and kung fu hustle mixed together. The actors fit their roles perfectly as well as producing incredible stunts, fights, action etc..Donnie Yen is always impressive and here he's exceptional. Kudos for choreography too.Truly one of the most impressive of its genre to me personally, up there with fearless,fist of legend, ong bak, shinobi(i love this film)etc... I recommend this to action and martial arts fans. Unmissable.. 10/10 just because i Love the theme of this and how it was made.