san francisco be a big city with great act credit . in this one and the filmmaker make no attempt to use the city . they do not even manage the most basic of realistic detail . so i would not recommend it to anyone on the basis of be a san francisco movie . you will not be think oh and i have be there and you will be think how do a two story firetrap or stinky armpit turn into a quiet hotel lobby . some of the lead use east coast speech style and affectation . it detract and but the acting be always competent . the story seem to be shoot in three distinct style and at least in the beginning . the chinatown story be the most effective and interesting . the plot be weak and rip scene for scene from classy hong kong action movie . the original have a lot more tension and emotional resonance and they be frame and pace well . but the acting be fun and we get to see james hong and other luminary . the white boy intro be pointless . i think the filmmaker do not know what to do with it and so they leave it loosely structure and cut it down . the father be an odd attempt at a berkeley liberal really and folk and everyone know it not groovy to live in the ghetto but his segment be the most humorous . they throw away some good opportunity . educate and embitter on the west coast and a yuppie jerk here be a different kind of yuppie jerk than they make in new york . they be equally intolerable but always distinguishable . that would have be interest while this be not . the hunter point intro be the most disappointing . it be the most derivative of the three and and stylistically the most distant from san francisco . you have see it do before and you have see it do well . even the video game be well . despite the generic non locality and aimless script and these character have potential and the actor have talent and and something interesting start to force it way around the clumsy direction . about ten minute before the end . good concept place in the wrong hand . p and there be a missing minority here and see if you can guess which one .