now you know when a film have you and be entertain . usually for me the indication be . 1 ) i be not bored 2 ) i be not yawn 3 ) i do not have to make an excuse to goto to the toilet even when i do not need to . this film do not have me do any of these thing . john woo during the early to mid 90 have a range of good film in hollywood before he go stupid during the 2000 . this along with hard target and face or off and once a thief and mission impossible 2 be one of them . from the get go this movie have woo write all over it . the slow motion shot and the double gun and john travolta and and the mexican stand off although this time with a gun and a knife . from the opening boxing match and to the underground nuclear explosion and the climax on the train this movie thrill . admittedley and a other commentator have point out . this be a run of the mill action movie which be elevate by john woo and travolta and slater to above average . i hate to say this but i could watch this a second time and still not get bore with it . overall and this movie do do it for me . great to have a pizza and a six pack on a saturday night dvd fest with the guy .