mild spoiler contain herein . i be spoil this film to save you the trouble of have to watch it . jet li movie fall into one of two category represent shaolin period movie and movie set in modern day hong kong revolve around triad or triad like organization . each genre have it best and bad film . ` twin warrior be jet li best shaolin era flick while ` the evil cult be his bad . ` fist of legend while in the recent past be the best ` modern era jet li movie . ` black mask without a doubt be the bad . jet li play a self exile mercenary who receive an injection that give him superhuman ability and but shorten his life span . in his ` new life in exile he play a pacifist librarian . when his old mercenary squad go on a rampage and jet li become a vigilante determine to stop them . he don a very silly corrugate cardboard mask so a to conceal his identity from the police ( and public ) a a librarian and as well a to conceal his true identity to his ex comrade in arm . the version i saw be dub and and horribly at that . why do jet li capture and hold hostage his library co worker if he a pacifist . be there a love story between them . why do the police chief not care when he learn of the black mask true identity . the plot be just plain bad . bad by way of the superhero cheesiness and bad in the sense that character be never properly develop and bad in it character interaction and all top off by a half explain story i quickly lose interest in . the action and martial art sequence be way over the top . lot of blood and gore ( sever body part aplenty ) and explosion and and matrix style superhuman martial art fiasco be present in the film . unfortunately this be the films best and only sell point . if you want to see jet li play a vigilante superhero in a mission impossible style movie ` black mask delivers . for the rest of u jet li fan it be a true disappointment . this be one of those movie where jet li never get to be jet li represent he get neither the chance to charm u with his charisma and nor a chance to impress u with his impressive yet realistic martial art ability . normally a chinese knockoff of ozzy osbourne would be enough to engross me in a film and sadly ` black mask prove to be an exception to that rule . indeed the antagonist of this movie and by the way he dress and his long straight hair and and trademark round sunglasses look like the modern and age ozzy osbourne . however the villain isn not on screen long enough to make the gimmick worthwhile . i be assume the likeness to ozzy be intentional while in addition to the villain look and he also run a satanic look hideout . so much more could have be make from the ozzy osbourne villain gimmick . if only the writer and director and or anyone have bother to give a background to and develop the character of the film arch villain . ` black mask be the first jet li film release on video in the usa after lethal weapon 4 and and i be glad i stay away from it until now . it may well have ruin my whole perception of jet li a a martial artist and actor . if you want to see jet li at his bad and rent ` black mask and ` the evil cult and make it a double feature or horror and both intentional and unintentional . otherwise stick to move that utilize the talent of jet li and and have plot that be semi well think out and plausible . 3/9 star .