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May 20, 2005
Unleashed
Unleashed (2005), Louis Leterrier:
Let's hope this is the return of the American Kung Fu movie. Jet Li was the victim of a half-baked Hollywood movement in the late 90's along with Chow Yung Fat, saved only by melding with Black cinema; Romeo Must Die and the precursor Rush Hour.
Of all the people to save the kung fu movie in America, who'd've thunk it would be the French? Luc Besson has a great sense for action and Mr. Leterrier keeps it coming. There's not much else here, as always (except for the guessing game of exactly how much older Kerry Condon is than her character [the answer is not much]). Hopefully this, along with Yimou Zhang/Crouching Tiger/Stephen Chow, is enough to keep this movement coming.
13/15
Posted by bing at May 20, 2005 11:15 AM