what do you want from a jet li movie . by the time of kiss of the dragon be release and many of his fan have be vociferous about how his film be lose realism in the fight scene . here and team up with luc besson and robert mark kamen in the writing room and li himself set about readdressing the balance for american produce martial artistry . the result be of course a preposterous plot that should duly have be expect and but without doubt for action fan this be a real high kicker that delivers thrill after thrill a li beat up paris . the plot simply see li a chinese intelligence agent liu siu jian who be send to paris to aid in the apprehension of a chinese drug lord . thing go belly up when corrupt cop lead by insp . richard { tchéky karyo } wipe out the target and frame liu siu jian for the murder . but he ain not go to take it on the chin . so with the help of prostitute witness jessica kamen ( bridget fonda ) and he set about clear his name whilst perhaps help jessica get her life back on track too . cue the odd couple form a tender relationship a they shift from one death defy encounter to another . the action on offer here be excellently put together and there minimal cgi and even less wire work involve . this be stunt and martial artistry produce by a master craftsman . from a unique use of a snooker ball to an exhilarate smack down with a class of martial art student and and on to a tag team scrap with the blonde twin and this have enough biff and bam to fill the louvre itself . li be on fire and not only one of the tough guy on the planet and but also one of the cool . while fonda be hugely touch in a stereotypical role and karyo continue to be one of the best psycho actor in the new millennium . flaw and plot hole here . of course . do it matter in a buttock kick action movie . course not . 7 . 5/10 .