Chris Nahon directs Jet Li, Bridget Fonda and Tchéky Karyo in this French martial arts actioner where a Taiwanese cop is framed by some Parisian ACABs.

Li’s best stunt work in a western production, he shines when he is wordlessly in motion, taking down all of France with a picture postcard backdrop. Fonda is served up a doozy of a role as… deep breath… a junky whore farm girl white slave with a heart of gold and a kidnapped daughter. This is very much made through the prism of what producer Luc Besson feels both ‘cool’ and ‘femininity’ are. A wayward mess but satisfyingly packaged. Saturday night takeaway.

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