The script is bad, particularly during the melodramatic finale, but the brutal action definitely compensates. Plus it is good watching someone else being the clown in the stead of Jackie Chan and Nicholas Tse is pretty good in the role

When the stunts struggle to hold interest in a Jackie Chan vehicle you know you're in for a tough time.

A tip of the hat to Chan for taking a break from his big-budget Hollywood mugging to return to his roots and do what he does best: shake up the streets of Hong Kong.

Chan se sai muito bem em um papel mais dramtico do que de costume, mas, embora as seqncias de ao sejam eficazes, o filme longo demais e acaba perdendo o ritmo em vrios momentos.