I still rate this pretty high even if the last 10 minutes got totally out of hand and went crazy, action-wise. By "out-of-hand," I mainly refer to the usual excessive action and bad guys-keep-missing-good guys-even-from-short range-type mentality. Actually, a lot of the film is that but it's such a fun movie that I didn't care. Jason Statham is very cool in the lead and it's he that makes this a decent film. I also enjoyed Shu Qi, a very pretty woman; the witty dialog of Francois Berleand and some stylish, tongue-in-cheek directing by Louis Leterrier and Corey Yuen. Another director whose films are known for their hip styles also co- wrote this: Luc Besson. Some of the action scenes are outrageous. To Statham's credit, he did most of the action scenes himself. I guess he's a tough guy in real life, too. He's pretty amazing. A no-brainer-but lots of fun movie.

Jason is easily, in a blink of an eye, subdued by a bad guy in the middle of the movie. He is so powerful and more skilled than Jason that there is no meaning in watching the rest of the film while Jason fights and beats dozens of bad guys. The movie is not convincing while Statham beats nearly all the bad guy while he is not capable of resisting even a second that bad guy who easily subdues him....I waited for a second confrontation between them but no. The movie ends with without this last battle between them. So l would prefer to see that other guy who kicks the Statham's ass in the movie...

A sleek and efficient action thriller from the guys who brought you KISS OF THE DRAGON. Although not equalling the heights of that particular movie, this is nevertheless a fully enjoyable tale of big bad guys, slimy bad guys, a lone action hero and a pretty tag-along Chinese girl (Shu Qi, who manages to be annoying, but not too much). The setting, once again, is France, so expect lots of breakneck car chases through the streets of Nice, some stunning locations, and lots of outrageous staged action sequences which will have you shaking your head in amazement – in a good way. Jason Statham is, it has to be said, no Jet Li, but instead he brings a kind of hardman toughness to his performance as the skinheaded hero, who strips off his shirt to battle the bad guys time and time again. I like Statham, and I hope to see him in more action movies to come. Out of the cast members, only Francois Berleand really shines as the friendly French cop. The plot is nonsensical and full of holes, the script inconsequential. Even the bad guys are less bad than before, with the exception of Matt Schulze as the annoyingly 'yuppie' style smuggler and Ric Young as the stretched-face Chinese villain of the piece. However, the action comes thick and fast, from shoot-outs to hang-glider action and axe-fights to the death. Although this film does shy away from showing violent death, the martial arts battles are fast and furious, especially the oil slick tumble and the fight in the bus. Action fans should stick around for the truck-chase finale, which is exceptional stuff and includes one of the funniest deaths for a villain I've ever seen. Well-shot and slickly edited, my only problem is with the out of place music, rap and stuff like that, which I'm not a fan of, and which is pretty intrusive early on. Luckily it fades out come the thrill-ride of a finish.