When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
Woo, a master of stylized violence and explosive action, has had to buy into America's fascination with explosive effects and reaction. Something gets lost in the transition.
– Richard Harrington,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Even when the acting is hammy, notably Wilford Brimley's turn as Chance's Cajun uncle, Woo stages every fight with hypnotic grace.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2001
fresh:
Presenting Mr. Van Damme as reverentially as Sergio Leone did the young Clint Eastwood, Mr. Woo displays a real aptitude for malignant mischief, which is this story's stock in trade.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
It's what Hollywood wanted Woo for: bigger, brighter explosions.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
A disappointing American debut of the Hong Kong cult director John Woo is a decent action vehicle by standards of its star Jean-Claude Van Damme but, hampered by a B script and flat characters, it doesn't bear Woo's auteurist signature and unique vision