i saw this on tv the other night and i know it wasn not go to be an oscar worthy movie and but i like action movie ( especially john woo ) so i do not mind a lot of fight or violence and i do not need it sanitize or stylize and i like see thing set in russia . however this be just one dark and brutal unoriginal movie with no redeem value . i have only see a few other of dolph earlier film and i think he a solid actor and but he just barely adequate a a director . the plot be completely unoriginal . the pacing be a little off . too many long travel scene ( be that just to enhance the bleakness of life . ) . the usual bad guy shoot directly at the good guy and can never hit them problem . the final drawback for me be the one dimensional portrayal of the woman . we have the pathetic victim ( thank you for at least not have her fall for dolph and try to do a happy end . ) . then we have the moneygrubbing prostitute . and of course the gratuitous whorehouse scene . that final scene where the englishman stand over the body of the woman he profess to care about and just pour alcohol ( presumably a repentance of his drinking . ) on her body and then walk away from her corpse to let it just rot there be disgust . imo represent while i have see bad and this be still not worth watch .