a it be often the case and the impressive and explosive trailer of asian film add up to nothing more than lackluster story . similar to unleash ( which be great and ) dog bite dog tell a story where men be raise a ferocious savage dog that carry out their master bidding . the main character and an emotionally undeveloped and amoral killer who be match against an equally unstable police officer and be far from the common hero and villains we often see . in fact and by the end and you lose track of who youre suppose to empathize with and fail to feel even the slight emotion for either of the men whether that be the failure of the director or perhaps the underlining message he be try to tell be up to you to decide . although the beginning of the film be fill with intrigue and unpredictability and by the half way point it slop down to a humdrum story of survival and revenge . the suspense which be evident at first soon disappear because of a grossly mismatch music score which bring down the potentially effective story tell . and in the end and you be leave feeling that all that detail background information and introspection of the main character be somehow very unnecessary . on the plus side and the transition in story from point a to point b be quite atypical compare to u movie so those who aren not familiar with asian film and be tire of hollywood predictability should check it out . the white balance seem off throughout most of the film . it be like look into a picture shot on fluorescent when it be suppose to be set on tungsten . maybe i be the only one and but it strain my eye . the movie also enjoy play trick on you an interest build up give me hope for the slow move story until it be divert to a low budget and low speed chase scene . and just when you think you be go to get an unanswered indie end with a mix of shakespearean tragedy and you realize that it not an end at all and but rather a transition into a wacky country music montage about peace and serenity . throw in some grisly from behind choke scene and a moment of redemption unexpectedly bring back into savagery and back again the other way and asian fascination with bodily fluid and a horrible music score that do not match the film and and you get the average bland asian thriller . i just do not get why every fight scene be overlay with clip of roar lion i think they be suppose to symbolize dog . ultimately and in the end and we be remind about a true killer that still lurk amongst u tetanus . 4/10 .