the rabbits of the night

see, here's the thing...jet li fucking kicks ass! and so what if this flick gets a little too cute for its own good, and hell, downright schamltzy in places. the opening is one of the most explosive fight scenes you'll ever see. the violence, it's not pretty....it's not "house of flying daggers" here.....it's manic, raw, dirty. i mean, in one late scene, jet li bites. hard. and there's blood. there's one really fantastic fight between jet li and some freaky bald swordsman, who looks a bit like the drummer from ac/dc (no, not phil rudd, the other one... the one who looked like the guy from midnight oil.....either way, he's a big bald white guy with no eyebrows). they're wedged in a tiny bathroom, both of them with their backs against the wall, literally. it's great. also, jet li eats ice cream too fast, and it makes his mouth cold. and morgan freeman is a blind piano player (why wouldn't he be). and um.... but did i mention jet li kicks fucking tons of ass in this movie? because he really does. the whole psychological trauma aspect of this script could have worked better, but then they would have had to further "develop" the "characters", and that would have meant less jet li breaking people and bob hoskins screaming and yelling. but truth be told, there are a handful of scenes that will sucker punch you. there's also a great "mad max" style underground fight, complete with bad mohawks and tight leather. very cool. and stick around for the credits and hear the songs by the rza. was this a smarmy thing i just wrote? because i'm giving this fucker plenty of stars.