From my favorite movies..

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Jet Li's latest martial arts epic is quite an unusual film, with an unwieldy premise that feels like three entirely different kinds of films all mixed together rather randomly. First of all there are the gladiator-style fighting set-pieces, in which Li typically battles opponents, sometimes in a ring; these extraordinarily violent moments offer all the action a kung fu fan could wish for. Secondly, there's a gangsterish sub-plot, in which 21st century Glasgow becomes a seedy London of the '70s, as Bob Hoskins and his cronies go around torturing and crippling various adversaries. Finally, there's the human drama, in which Li becomes part of a family consisting of a blind Morgan Freeman and his niece. The elements are disparate, but the final effect is an interesting movie.New director Louis Leterrier, who has proved his worth with this and TRANSPORTER 2, delivers the action with aplomb and Yuen Woo Ping's choreography also helps loads; these fights are fast, furious and exceptionally hard-hitting, with lots of broken bones and really crucial battles. The arena fight with a pacifist Danny and the battle with the bald assassin are particularly worthy moments, some of the best I've seen, and I can't wait to watch them again.The human side of the story is also well handled, rather better than it should be, and Freeman turns the minor role of the piano tuner into something special and moving, yet human at the same time. Condon is sweet as the girl who brings out Li's humanity, and the pair share some touching moments. Not so with Bob Hoskins, who chews the scenery as the spectacularly unpleasant mob boss; Hoskins is on top form whether he's raging in anger or telling one of his anecdotes. I guess I'm not the only one wondering what Hoskins and Freeman are doing in an action B-movie.Li himself is good, although I found him more sympathetic in KISS OF THE DRAGON; he's said he's giving up kung fu and becoming a 'serious' actor, but I'm not totally convinced that he's good enough to do that. Martial arts-wise, though, Li is spectacular, a real force of nature who tears up the screen time after time, bringing new levels of entertainment to the viewer. A couple of excellent car crashes add to the action quotient and the result is a watchable film that should satisfy most fans who can handle the violence.

Unleashed proves to the world that Jet Li is not only a martial arts star, but has the power to be a dramatic actor. As a result, he makes one of the best films of his career. This film is quite violent thanks to all the fighting, but the story has emotional power and surprisingly will invoke emotion in you if you like this film. I like how they took a classic animal tale but changed the animal part to human. It's inhumane, but a very powerful take on this old tale.Louis Leterrier's film is about a Chinese immigrant named Danny who was taken in by a London gangster at a very young age. The gangster treats Danny as a dog and he is trained to fight illegal fights for money. But after years of abuse, he finally escapes. He ends up living with a kind piano tuner. But things go awry when Danny's past begins to catch up with him.The acting is very good. I already mentioned Jet Li and how this is the best film of his career. But glory must also go out to Bob Hoskins and Morgan Freeman. Hoskins, usually the good guy, uses his angry scowl to be effectively scary as the gangster. Freeman as usual delivers a top-notch performance as the blind piano tuner.Overall, this is an excellent film that has loads of martial arts as well as some involving dramatic scenes. The choreography of the fights is brilliantly staged as usual in Jet Li's films. This is the best work he has done in English-speaking films as lead actor. I rate this film 9/10.

Danny (Jet Li) is a fighter who lost his mother when he was a child and is now in the care of a mobster who takes care of him gives him food and a place to sit but has a habit by getting used as the dog. He brings money to others who were borrowed from him and did not return the money and Danny has the responsibility to deal with them by beating them and sometimes kill. One day when his master Bart is an antique to recover a sum of money, here Danny meets Sam an old man who has lost his sight and with it he discovers a passion of his, namely that likes to play the piano. In another day when they are in the car on their way to recover some debts they have an accident and are attacked and killed, but Danny manages to escape and is picked up by Sam and takes him home to take care of him. He has a stepdaughter and asks Danny to take her from school and bring her home safely. All three begin to live together but for Danny is harder because he doesn't know how to use a fork or a spoon and neither knows the meaning of certain words and sometimes it is hard for him even to talk. One day when he gets back from the store he meets up with one of the guys boss and finds out that he is not dead and that he wants to go back and so he returns to resume old habits but to his surprise, he tells that he doesn't wants to be the one that was before and now wants to become a normal person. He realizes that someone get shoved in his head all of this especially when he asks of the past and about his mother. So after getting rid of his hand he get's back at Sam's home but not passing long until Bart and his men find where he is.It is a film about the power of trying to discover the past and know that everything you know about your family is a lie. The film has action sequences with beats and Jet Li is one of the best actors in this type of martial arts films, also has some funny moments, when he learns to eat an ice-cream cornet and swallows an entire cup in a single sip, some piano music, the humor of gangsters, but also some less pleasant and exactly how to turn it on in an animal and treat him like one, to put it to sleep in a cage to talk exactly like a dog and put the collar that only when you give him the order he can attack. For me this was the only weak point of the film but the rest is OK.

One film that I recommend highly is Danny The Dog aka Unleashed.This might be the kind of film you'd expect from Bob and perhaps Morgan, but throw in Jet and you're like: what?! Luc Besson has written an emotionally deep story. Danny (Jet Li) is a young boy who was brought up by a thug (Bob Hoskins), but he escapes to the loving family of Sam and Victoria (Morgan Freeman and Kerry Condon). He slowly learns to trust again but is torn when his owner returns.It is such a sweet story and I do not know why it wasn't awarded anything as it is not your run of the mill action flick. It has so much heart. I don't cry at many films, especially ones starring Jet Li, but this film drew water to my eyes in it's conclusion.Massive Attack provided a brilliantly moving soundtrack for the film, bringing a realism and adding to the emotional influence of the film.