Two brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. An evil gang leader has the other half, and determines to get the brothers' half and have a complete medallion so he can gain absolute power.
While clumsily paced by first-time director Jim Yukich and amateurishly acted, the picture does take place against the imaginative backdrop of New Angeles, the urban archipelago formed when the Big One crumpled Southern California.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
22 Oct 2002
rotten:
An incoherent children's adventure based on a popular video game.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Even kids won't get much of a kick out of this high-energy, low-IQ futuristic slugfest.