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An FBI agent whose partner and family were killed by a notorious assassin sets out for revenge as the elusive triggerman sparks a sprawling gang war between the triads and the yakuza in the feature de... read more read more...but from prolific music video director Phillip Atwell. FBI sgent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) is a man driven by vengeance. After his partner, Tom Lone (Terry Chen), and his family fell to bullets fired by infamous hitman Rogue (Jet Li), Crawford makes it his life mission to ferret out the slippery killer. Complications arise when it begins to appear as if Rogue has a mission of his own to carry out, and as triad boss Chang (John Lone) prepares for all-out war against yakuza boss Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi), Crawford and Rogue also come face to face as the secrets of the past emerge in a hail of gunfire. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Philip G. Atwell, Phillip Atwell

Release Date: August 24, 2007

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  • sanjurosamurai
    November 26, 2011
    sanjurosamurai
    wonderfully entertaining with some solid action sequences. the story holds together ok until the end, but when it falls apart, it crumbles into too many pieces to be of much value.
  • phubbs1
    October 24, 2011
    phubbs1
    This is a very good and slick looking action flick, I thought it was gonna be a silly martial arts fest that goes straight to the video shop, but this is actually really good. It looks great, the action and stunts are gritty, real looking and believeable, unlike alot of Jet Li an... read mored Statham films. The plot is abit confusing here and there, lots of twists and revenge battles going on and the ending is alittle flat but the main twist is good. Very high body count and plenty of blood, with some lovely looking car chases for good measure, a surprising thumbs up.
  • ythelastman89
    August 12, 2010
    ythelastman89
    Such a fun and rewarding face off movie between the greatest modern action stars, Jet Li and Jason Statham. It's a lot better than it should be and throws itself into the ranks of Face/Off and Universal Soldier. It's got double crossing, Yakuza assassins, corrupt cops and a lot o... read moref one-liners and action. It doesn't have the best ending, which sort've takes away from the rest of the movie. However, it's still really fun and more than you might expect. There's no cheesy elements and it can be taken seriously for the most part. If anything, it's Jet Li and Jason Statham together onscreen.
  • bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    July 21, 2010
    bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    B-
  • allan913
    October 24, 2009
    allan913
    it's pure adreniline-pumping action-packed entertainment. A stylish, cool, powerful and spectacular thrill-machine. A high-octane, hard-boiled and rock-solid action flick. Gripping and endlessly exhilerating. It's an action movie fans dream come true. A strong and amazing film. J... read moreason Statham and Jet Li are teriffic. Their acting is well done as are their phyisical commitments to the fight sequences. It's shocking, jaw-dropping and mind blowing. Thrilling, riveting and incrediably exciting. It's going to keep you kicking and screaming for more. Fuelled by tremendous non-stop action and electrifying suspense with twist and turns that will take your breath away to it's explosive conclusion. It's unstoppably heart-pounding and absolutely unforgettable. Adds lots of fuel to it's fire and never goes out for a second. It's one awsome standoff that you wont forget.
  • deano
    September 6, 2009
    deano
    This is an average action flick with some cool fight scenes between Jet Li and Jason Statham. In this storyline, there are some clever, if predictable, plot twists involved in the movie. None of this saves it from being a typical action movie however. Too many films go for a cool... read more factor and don't reply on an original story.
  • cancercapricorn2002
    April 22, 2009
    cancercapricorn2002
    Hey, if you're interested in seeing a mostly-violent flick with a big body count, gratuitous in nature half the time, and a lot of hostility, anger, betrayal, a big twist near the end and tons of testosterone, then this movie is for you. If you want a quiet, low-key thriller, ski... read morep this one: this is a somewhat brainless blood-and-guts, slice 'n dice ( not that I'm complaining about that). In other words: know what you're going to get here.

    We get many, many gunshots to head., long range to up-close-and personal, swords into mouths and through back of head and through just about any other body part, a car chase, motorcycle chases, a few bare breasts and a bunch of attention-grabbing scenes of brutality, which definitely outnumber the quieter scenes.

    Jason Statham has played this kind of role in numerous films the past few years. Jet Li.....well, you know him. Statham versus Li? Yes, but not really. The two are only in the same scene twice, once for a couple of minutes of Jason giving threats and Jet standing there passively, and then in the finale fight scene. The latter, unlike most of these action films of today, is not overdone and go on and on. It's just about the right length.

    The best part of this ultra-violent movie dealing with rival Asian gangs and FBI agent (s) in the middle in the BIG twist near the end of the film. At least it makes this a little more than a brainless action movie. I think it's kind of cool, although don't try to analyze it for credibility.

    While a number of reviewers here weren't happy that the two big stars weren't on the screen at the same time for long, my choice for under-played actor is Luis Guzman, who is always very interesting but didn't have many lines here. I'd like to have seen his part a lot bigger, and I would have liked to see Statham tone it tone and sound a little more intelligent in his role. In real life, FBI agents have a lot more class.

    Having said that, I still enjoyed the film because I knew in advance what it was, that it wasn't Li's best effort nor Statham's but it sufficed for a 100-minute diversion. I was looking for action...and I got it. Worth a look
  • MovieGeek13
    March 19, 2009
    MovieGeek13
    Weak script, weak execution, but I grew up on films like this, so I was still able to engage myself in many of the film's more intriguing assets like Ryu Ishibashi playing the Japanese yakuza leader or Corey Yuen's wicked choreography.
  • binky013
    November 26, 2008
    binky013
    Despite my originally saying that I would give this baby a pass based on Luke's comments -- not to mention Walter's equally convincing critique -- I ended up seeing it. Hey, when your friends want to watch a movie, what are you going to do?

    Okay, so this is messy. Agreed. A

    ... read morend if I'd had input on it, I'd have had Li play the original partner in prosthetics. At least that way he'd be similar, especially in voice. I'm not even finding the unchangeable eyes bit convincing.

    But you know what? My Badger flixster buddy James once asked me point-blank how on earth I could add Jason Statham to my all-time favorite actor list. Well, it's precisely because of roles like this. I think that Statham is one of the great stone-cold butt-kickers on screen today. I still wish, as I said a while back, that they would break the "Bond formula" and have a different actor play Bond in each new Bond film. I'd like to see Statham get a crack at it, and I'd also like to see both Fiennes brothers be given a shot.

    Jet Li is a solid action man as well, and this really could have been a much better film with a little careful thought. Although I should give it fewer stars, I'm giving it a solid three.
  • matertenebraum
    October 22, 2008
    matertenebraum
    It looked like a "put big star A with big star B and a fight scene at the end and we make $$$" type of film. I have to admit after watching it last night it was actually pretty darn good? as a Hong Kong action movie.

    Let me explain. There was only one fight scene between Jet L... read morei and Jason Statham. It wasn't very good, and it happened in the last five minutes of the movie. I think I'll watch "The One" again just to see a good fight sequence between these two. Most fight scenes were reminiscent of the Crazy 88's fight scene in Kill Bill Vol. 1, where many goons died in horribly bloody ways. Actually, with all the broken limbs, it had a bit of classic Steven Seagal in there too. When it all got too over-the-top, I actually started laughing.

    The fight scene to watch for is a sword battle that Jet Li has in the climax of the film (NOT with Jason Statham!). Freakin' beautiful.

    There was a whole lot of talking in this movie. As it turns out, that's because there was a very deep, involved plot. Every action of Jet Li's character, "Rogue", has an obvious meaning. If you watch carefully, you'll find that they all have a deeper significance as well. There are suspected plot holes, character outline flaws and storyline twists that eventually work out to be red herrings in advance of a great finish to the story.

    There's no "OMG Ah HA!" moment, but definitely an "oooOOOOOooooh! Now I get it!" and everything falls into place. In fact, looking back on the film, it really doesn't feel like a Hollywood film at all. It is in almost every way a Hong Kong film. If you watch Infernal Affairs (precursor to Scorsese's Oscar winning The Departed), or any other grey-market DVD you can get your hands on you'll see where WAR gets its influence.

    The similarities between WAR and HK action flicks are many: Cool twist ending, Triads, Yakuza, dishonour = decapitation, motorcycles, and Jet Li as a hired assassin. I wanted to giggle every time he said "I have no master". It's like his version of "I'll be back".

    In conclusion, if you like HK action movies, go see WAR. Aside from the illogical scenes of Chinese ex-pats speaking English to each other with great difficulty, it will look exactly like a HK movie (right down to the Filmed In Vancouver credits).

    If you're not really familiar with the genre, then it probably won't be the kind of movie you'll enjoy unless you like creative and very, very bloody battles involving simultaneous use of swords and gunplay? ?in which case you should probably see a psychiatrist.

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Critic Reviews

J. R. Jones
December 3, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

[A] routine crime thriller. Full Review

Marc Bernardin
August 29, 2007
Marc Bernardin, Entertainment Weekly

Just as you think to yourself, ''This flick would be way better if it had Van Damme playing twins,'' along comes a plot twist so ingenious that it almost redeems the rest of the flick. Full Review

Colin Covert
August 27, 2007
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Not so much a narrative as a barrage of violent images designed to beat the brain into abject surrender. Full Review

Frank Scheck
August 27, 2007
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

Lacking even the galvanizing action sequences that would have compensated for suffering through its formulaic plot, this is a thoroughly forgettable exploitationer.

Peter Hartlaub
August 27, 2007
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle

There isn't enough humor in the script and not enough style in the direction by newcomer Philip G. Atwell. A few plot twists keep things interesting, but the best ones come long after anyone could pos... Full Review

Sam Adams
August 27, 2007
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times

Building to a climactic twist as arbitrary as it is unsatisfying, WarK ties itself in knots trying to bring something new to a stale formula. It's never painful to watch, but that's only because it pr... Full Review

Andy Webster
August 27, 2007
Andy Webster, New York Times

Most regrettably, War squanders the considerable merits of its leads.

Wesley Morris
August 27, 2007
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

No one who's witnessed any of the graceful yet blistering combat in the Bourne movies should stand for action sequences that look like they've been edited by an Uzi. Full Review

James Berardinelli
August 25, 2007
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

This isn't great cinema, but it adequately fills a niche. Those who like their action loud and bloody won't be disappointed. There's a high body count and lots of explosions and, for some, that's what... Full Review

Joe Leydon
August 24, 2007
Joe Leydon, Variety

The teaming of action stars Jet Li and Jason Statham may raise audience expectations for a lean, mean ass-kicking machine, but War turns out to be a flabby and formulaic programmer. Full Review

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