I watched Jet Li's Unleashed last night. It's another one of those movies that Vero didn't want to see, so as she went to get a hair cut I watched AN ENTIRE MOVIE, INCLUDING SPECIAL FEATURES! I even had time to spare. I tell ya, it's complicated being a woman...
To be fair to Vero's hair adventure, the special features sucked and her hair color looks good. Special features are one behind the scene and a couple of attitude-blaring music videos. Bah.
The movie has a weird feel. Jet Li is very good at playing this confused guy with the mental and social skills of a kid, but some parts of the story just feel odd. It's like the characters have a vibe that's completely off, like they don't belong together. Then again, that's part of the story too, that they don't really belong together. It's hard to put into words, but it was a weird feeling.
The action is quite rough. Vero didn't want to see the movie because she thought it was too tough for her delicate sensibilities, and heck she was right. Not a whole lot of blood or deaths or body parts ripped off, yet a very nasty look to all fights.
I was surprised when I saw Luc Besson's name come up as the writer, at the beginning of the movie. I didn't expect that. But it didn't have that spectacular humph I've come to expect from him. I guess the idea was to make a very nasty and violent movie and, well, they did.
It's definitely not a movie I recommend your kids watch, but if you're a fan of Jet Li and action movies this one is worth seeing once. It's a different kind of action movie and it's entertaining in it's own, different way.
