Former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.
It's high rent Steven Segal -- fights, explosions, and more fights, but with a flair.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
15 Oct 2002
fresh:
Immensely exciting and funny -- and it even has a Proust joke.
– John Patterson,
L.A. Weekly,
18 Oct 2002
fresh:
The chases and explosions get a little (well, more than a little) ludicrous, but the cool premise is still very cool.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
19 Oct 2002
rotten:
Kills time between car chases and martial-arts bouts with random scuba-diving footage apparently culled from producer-co-writer Luc Besson's The Big Blue.
– Justine Elias,
Village Voice,
22 Oct 2002
fresh:
Jason Statham uses his smoldering charisma to great effect.