Saturday, July 16, 2005
UNLEASHED
(also known as Danny the Dog)
Featuring: Jet Li, Bob Hoskins, Morgan Freeman
Brief Synopsis: A man who gets treated like a dog, fights like one when let off his err leash. But what happens when the owner gets killed?
Comments: The grittyness of Luc Besson's writing is evident; the gray, depressing world of criminality is once again familar together with the turn around in the lead character (although all his main characters are like that!). The familar setting in Britain was a nice return for this viewer as he was hearing more familiar accents and also seeing Spar!
It was a change for Jet Li to test stretch his acting skills alongside Oscar winner, Morgan Freeman & Bob Hoskins and I think he does OK in this dramatic role as he progresses from slave (or b*tch) to a free man - there is nothing extraordinary - simple expressions, reactions and actions. As usual his action sequences are impressive. In camera long shots, he really did look like a Chinese actor in his twenties although this was betrayed by one close range shot which really showed his thirty plus years.
I know some people say that his character is degrading and insulting to the Chinese (hence the change in title for Asian audiences) but Danny fights back and kicks a whole load of Western ass! I think these people kinda missed this point. However Grace (and pretty much every other Chinese person) says that he is just not as good as in his Chinese films.
Things to learn from this film: I thought the dialogue in the last scene involving Freeman, Hoskins & Li was very much like a dialogue between God, satan and man.
Rating: 4.75 /10
(also known as Danny the Dog)
Featuring: Jet Li, Bob Hoskins, Morgan Freeman
Brief Synopsis: A man who gets treated like a dog, fights like one when let off his err leash. But what happens when the owner gets killed?
Comments: The grittyness of Luc Besson's writing is evident; the gray, depressing world of criminality is once again familar together with the turn around in the lead character (although all his main characters are like that!). The familar setting in Britain was a nice return for this viewer as he was hearing more familiar accents and also seeing Spar!
It was a change for Jet Li to test stretch his acting skills alongside Oscar winner, Morgan Freeman & Bob Hoskins and I think he does OK in this dramatic role as he progresses from slave (or b*tch) to a free man - there is nothing extraordinary - simple expressions, reactions and actions. As usual his action sequences are impressive. In camera long shots, he really did look like a Chinese actor in his twenties although this was betrayed by one close range shot which really showed his thirty plus years.
I know some people say that his character is degrading and insulting to the Chinese (hence the change in title for Asian audiences) but Danny fights back and kicks a whole load of Western ass! I think these people kinda missed this point. However Grace (and pretty much every other Chinese person) says that he is just not as good as in his Chinese films.
Things to learn from this film: I thought the dialogue in the last scene involving Freeman, Hoskins & Li was very much like a dialogue between God, satan and man.
Rating: 4.75 /10
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