War (Widescreen Edition)

Amazon.com Pitting Hong Kong legend Jet Li against UK tough guy Jason Statham seems like a surefire way to generate on-screen heat, and action fans will get a good deal of just that from the action-heavy War. Unfortunately, they also have to slog through a clichéd-riddled story about world-weary FBI agent Statham, who's gunning for Li, the master assassin that killed his partner years before, and who's currently neck-deep in a turf war between yakuza and triad gangs. Philip G. Atwell's style-over-substance direction doesn't help matters either, though he does have a way with shootouts and other combative set pieces. As for Li and Statham, their scenes together are surprisingly limited; there's also a twist in the film's final third that begs for serious suspension of disbelief. In short, those that found the duo's last movie team-up (2001's The One) lacking won't find much here to supplant that memory. The DVD includes three commentary tracks: one by Atwell, one by screenwriters Lee Anthony Smith and Gregory J. Bradley (it's the liveliest of the lot) and an audio trivia track that delves deep into the film's production, which is also covered in detail by nine separate featurettes. A gag reel and deleted/extended scenes round out the supplemental features. -- Paul Gaita Product Description After his partner Tom Wynne and family are killed apparently by the infamous and elusive assassin Rogue, FBI agent Jack Crawford becomes obsessed with revenge as his world unravels into a vortex of guilt and betrayal. Rogue eventually resurfaces to settle a score of his own, setting off a bloody crime war between Asian mob rivals Chang of the Triad's and Yakuza boss Shiro. When Jack and Rogue fi
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Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Jet Li|Jason Statham|John Lone|Devon Aoki|Luis Guzman|Saul Rubinek|Ryo Ishibashi|Sung Kang|Mathew St. Patrick|Nadine Velazquez|Andrea Roth|Mark Cheng|Kane Kosugi|Kennedy Montano|Terry Chen|Steph Song|Annika Foo|Nicholas Elia|Kenneth Choi|Eric Keenleyside|Paul Jarrett|Johnson Phan|Jung Kim|Hiro Kanagawa|Wilken Yam|Aaron Au|Mark Louie|Jennifer Chung|Lucy Lu|Randy Lee|Derek Lowe|John Novak|Don Lew|Warren Takahachi|Nels Lennarson|Peter Shinkoda|Meghan Flather|Thi Tran|Mitch Yuen|Brian Ho|Larry Lam|Nadia Fares|Aaron Pearl|Timothy Perez|Allan Lysell|Shawn Stewart|Dario Delaco|Brett Chan|Takashi Kanamori|Paulina Bui|Angela Fong|Stephanie Poon|Philip G. Atwell|Steven Chasman|Jim Thompson|Christopher Petzel|Steve Chasman
Binding: Dvd
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Condition Notes: The DVD is in good condition. Disc comes in original case with original artwork.