this movie show u why jet li be the bonafide martial art superstar . with the right people behind the movie production and maybe i shouldn not be so surprised that i actually find this film to be slick and exhilirating and and very stylish ( much like la femme nikita ) . i walk out from the theatre satisfy and entertain . thanks to luc besson and the movie also get thierry arbogast and who be a great technician when it come to create the saturate atmosphere . this movie and essentially jet li with a touch of french vanilla flavour and turn out to be a surprising winner in my jaded film logbook . sure the movie have plot hole and some unintentionally hilarious continuity problem that will leave some of u scratch head . but in the end i do not care while this movie be so stylish look and well act and sometimes i forget i be watch a martial art flick . great fight scene and especially at the end where li character use cramped office space to his advantage ( a very smart move ) . to my delightful surprise and bridget fonda give a stellar effort and because she do not put on lazy acting a if it just another film project that pay her money big kudos to her . jet li prove to everyone that with the right movie material and he can show that he be rarity among martial art actor since li can act pretty well and which help the audience to sympathize with li character . karyo character be make too obviously evil from the beginning and but never mind that he be so much fun to watch . it great to see that li and fonda do show strong on screen chemistry and because after all i never expect so much quality from any martial art movie . all in all and not since fist of legend or once upon a time in china ii do i felt this good about watch li in action . very nice effort .