Danny the Dog

Danny (Jet Li) is a man forced to live like a dog after being orphaned at the hands of a bad mobster (Bob Hoskins). Danny is trained to kill as a boy, while wearing a symbolic collar with a ski boot clip. Danny is used as a weapon to protect the mobster, who saved his life but when Danny thinks that his master died from his enemies. Danny begins to learn about the outside life and he finds himself a loving bond with a blind pianist (Oscar-Winner:Morgan Freeman) and his step-daughter (Kerry Condon). Danny finds himself again in the hands of the mobster forcing him to fight but Danny begins to learn about his other self as well as his own past.

Directed by Louis Leterrier (The Transporter 2) made an terrific action-drama with an surprisingly refreshing sense of humour. Li, Freeman and Hoskins gives excellent performances in this truly underrated film. Li's incredible martial arts theatrics are terrific. The violence in the film is brutal but engaging and fast-paced. This film is vivid and an flawless sense of rhythm.

DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an strong-Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD has three featurettes and two music videos. Since this film is the original European cut. DVD also has the opinion to watch the extended cut with the icon appears in the screen to view the scenes deleted from the film by pressing enter on your DVD remote control. This movie was a box office disappointment. Which is too bad, this is truly one of the most underrated films of 2005. Since this film was filmed in 2003 and it was finally released in the spring of 2005. Since Rogue Pictures, a division of Universal Pictures is the distributor of the North American version. Which is 20th Century Fox was the original distributor for this film. Li also produced this film. Written and Produced by French Filmmaker:Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, The Messenger:The Story of Joan of Arc, The Professional). Technovision. (****/*****).