War (2007)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Philip G. Atwell

Writers (WGA):

Lee Anthony Smith (written by) &
Gregory J. Bradley (written by)

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

One wants justice, the other wants revenge.

Plot:

An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.

Plot Keywords:

Assassin | FBI | Yakuza | Betrayal | Triad

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	8:00 PM	TMC
Fri. July 10	10:05 PM	TMC
Tue. July 14	10:00 PM	TMC

Cast

Jet Li	...	Rogue
Jason Statham	...	Crawford
John Lone	...	Chang
Devon Aoki	...	Kira
Luis Guzmán	...	Benny (as Luis Guzman)
Saul Rubinek	...	Dr. Sherman
Ryo Ishibashi	...	Shiro
Sung Kang	...	Goi
Mathew St. Patrick	...	Wick
Nadine Velazquez	...	Maria
Andrea Roth	...	Jenny Crawford
Mark Cheng	...	Wu Ti
Kane Kosugi	...	Temple Garden Warrior
Kennedy Montano	...	Ana (as Kennedy Lauren Montano)
Terry Chen	...	Tom Lone

Also Known As:

Rogue Assassin (Australia) (Hong Kong: English title) (Philippines: English title) (Singapore: English title) (South Africa: English title)
Rogue (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sequences of strong bloody violence, sexuality/nudity and language.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin | Japanese | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Hong Kong:IIB | Australia:MA | Philippines:R-13 | Norway:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Netherlands:16 | Taiwan:R-18 | Japan:PG-12 | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:18 | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Peru:18

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Current Entertainment

Trivia:

The motorcycle ridden by Jet Li is a Hellcat made by Confederate Motor Company.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the Sayu Tea House after Crawford smashes his Chevelle into the fleeing Impala of the triads and the ensuing shoot-out he leaves his driver's door open. When Crawford returns to his Chevelle to start the chase scene with Rogue his driver's door is closed.

Quotes:

Goi: My gun's bigger than yours.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-09-08)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

China

For the fan boys

This is a man's film. They really should be selling brats and beer in the theaters for attendees. Anyone going to a film with jet Li or Jason Statham should know what to expect. Going to a film with the two of them and you know there is going to be blood, violence, killing, action, noise, and an eventual winner. If this is not your cup of tea, go see The Nanny Diaries and leave this to the fan boys.

This is not their first film together. They both appeared in The One six years ago. This time they are the leads and on opposing sides - Statham an FBI agent and Li a contract killer. The action takes place in the middle of a Yakuza war in San Francisco.

Fans of Jet Li will not be disappointed. he still has all the moves even if he is 47; however, he does rely more on swords and guns, and other weapons in this film. Statham is Li's equal and gives as good as he gets. The story has an interesting twist which i will not give a clue on as it is a major plot point.

Interesting entertainment by girls in cages at the Yakuza club. I thought that went out in the 60s, but it was a nice diversion.

This film is red meat. It has no pretensions of quality and dialog is minimal, which goes along with the story. If you are a fan, you will be entertained. If you are not, why are you there?