The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
User 1 Review:
Jet Li plays an imprisoned fighter who does a gangster's dirty work once he takes his collar off. He's a deadly fighter, but has been treated like a dog and kept caged up and uneducated. One day, they get into a car accident and he happens to stumble upon blind Morgan Free who takes him in and teaches him about the world. Eventually, his former boss comes looking for him and things escalate. The scenes with Li learning about the world with Kerry Condon. The fight scenes are excellent as expected with Li. Bob Hoskins is also good. An above average action flick with equal parts action and drama. Recommended.
User 2 Review:
This is a solid,action packed yet somewhat cheesy later Jet Li entry. Great popcorn/beer & pizza action movie to enjoy with friends and family. You can't go wrong with a Jet Li film despite how ridiculous the plot may be...aka "The One". This has a more cohesive storyline than that late 90's fair. Bob Hoskins plays a scummy englishmen like no other and Morgan Freeman doe's what he does best...he plays himself. The wise old black guy who always has all the answers, so he's Jet Li's saving grace in this. All the bad guys are pretty cookie cutter but that isn't always a bad thing.
User 3 Review:
Unleashed starts out on a high note with a lot of action and a seemingly dark and psychological story, but the moments when Danny tries to fit into normal society weren't that emotionally gripping. When Sam and Victoria are introduced to Danny it was difficult to invest in the three's emotional relationships. But despite that gripe and somewhat of a lack of action, the fight scenes were great, brutal and gritty, and provided some pretty great highlights amidst the rest of the film. So the lessons of morality and scenes of emotion don't quite work, but the fight scenes help you throw that back out the window and enjoy yourself.
User 4 Review:
This is more than a mindless, violent and typical action film, with Jet Li only kicking ass.The cruel and personal human slavery is a horrible thing to speak of, and a very difficult thematic material to portray in a film effectively.I won't continue saying that Jet Li's performance was wonderful, since he can't act well in Hollywood movies overall. The plot isn't original at all, neither are the fight scenes, but one thing is sure: this is not your typical pop-corn action film; it's a very complicated story, psychologically speaking, about master-slave relationship, decisions that assure us a better future no matter the consequences, and the loss of identity and taste towards the good and beautiful things of life.Luc Besson's screenplay wasn't the best thing either, but my point is that this is not what you think it is because of the title and the cover. Good effort that could've been better, excluding the stylish direction.57/100
Posted on: February 10th, 2015
Posted by: king