The power of film to irrationally transform and exalt is almost a religion to Woo, and another reason why he was the natural go-to guy for this lucrative movie franchise.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
Keeps the pulse pounding without sacrificing laughs or logic.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Stephen Hunter
Such a feast of outlandish pleasures it'll send you home steam-cleaned and shrink-wrapped.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
The real deity of the movie is director Woo, who takes complete command of the latest technology -- hyperspeed editing, breathtaking cinematography, 10-out-of-10 stunt work -- to create brilliant action sequences.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Susan Wloszczyna
There's also a nice cheekiness to the material written by Robert Towne ("Chinatown"), and the usual cool high-tech toys are deployed.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
More evolved, more confident, more sure-footed in the way it marries minimal character development to seamless action.Read Full Review »
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Slate: David Edelstein
At his best (Woo)'s too promiscuous with the slow motion; and once those doves start fluttering in he enters a new dimension in self-parody.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Jay Carr
Hard-driving and propulsive as it is, the film is unable to hide the fact that Woo seems not only to be repeating himself, but parodying his earlier films on a much bigger scale, more crudely and coarsely.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
Never as much fun as (Woo's) old Chow Yun Fat-starring Chinese pics.Read Full Review »
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