chance be and i probably would have be disappoint if i think this be go to be an action pack slam bang ride like hard boil . i know ahead of time that ballistic kiss be refer to a an arty action film . donnie yen be one of the best movie martial artists out there . i have no idea that he have such a cinematic eye though . after see shanghai affair and legend ofthe wolf and i notice his real passion for film making and so i could only imagine what ballistic kiss be gon na be like . from the beginning of the movie and it be obvious that this wasn not a typical hk production . the intro to the movie be like an american noir film with the way the lighting and camera shot be use when donnie yen be talk to the radio show host . the cinematography be of particular note . donnie use a lot of blue and red . everything be show a be gloomy . wong kai fai be a great collaborator with yen . many thing about this film be unconventional . the action for instance be shoot with neo noirism and and the editing work . some people may find the editing to be too choppy or fast and but it work for what yen be try ot present . even the undercranking ( which i normally disapprove of ) be appropriate . i do not even mind that gun in the film shot more bullet than they really do . the editing and sense of action make the movie look sureal . ballistic kiss be kind of like a combination between what john woo and wong kar wai would do . the story be also something . this isn not about a killer try to go straight . in this movie and donnie character of cat lee have no sense of redemption . he just want revenge against his partner who betray him and and if he die while do it and so be it . the only thing that would probably save him from that fate be his attraction for a cop play by annie wu . while cat think about her and how wonderful thing would be if they be together and he doesn not have an optimistic view of the future . one of his saying be no one be innocent . he think the world would not get good and and his sense of peace only exist in his mind . but the gloomyness of the film be not what the theme be . it doesn not mean that the rest of u have nothing to look forward too . in fact and it tell u the opposite . the life these people lead be not the life we have to leave . even though it also express a common theme of even trust friend be capable of betrayal and there no reason to be sad from see this movie . bey logan ( who i have have the honor to meet . ) write a great script . many people hate this film . but the strange thing be that the reason for why people hate it be the reason why i like it . it self indulgent and the editing be sureal and like i say represent it unconventional . this movie be definitely not for everyone and but if youre an arty type person with an open mind and you may like it . it not fully arty though . there a good combination of mainstream film making to go along with it . this be donnie yen best performance . he give of a great sense of a tragic hero without have to go over the top . annie wu play off him very nicely . the relationship that develop between them be more like mutual respect than deep romance . but there still romance there nontheless . while donnie yen best martial art performance be in in the line of duty iv and his best film overall be ballistic kiss . positive .