Film Review: Reviewed By Dave Aldridge; 3 out of 5

Now, here's a weird one: martial arts star Jet Li plays a sort of human Rottweiler, who has been raised and kept caged like an animal, and is only unleashed when gangster Bob Hoskins needs him to do the one thing he knows - fight. Set in Glasgow (though you'd scarcely credit it from the accents), this has Li rediscovering his humanity, courtesy of the relationship he builds with blind piano tuner Morgan Freeman. As with most Li films, the best bits are the action ones: they're fast, brutal and with a feel of the real about them. Unlike most Li films, the in-between bits are quite good, too - odd, but interesting. While this will appeal mainly to his hardcore fans, there's some potential interest for a wider audience, and this is certainly Li's most interesting non-Hong Kong work to date.

Plot Summary

Martial arts action thriller starring Jet Li, Bob Hoskins and Morgan Freeman. A man kept prisoner by a mobster since childhood and trained to be a human "attack dog" has his first chance to experience compassion and humanity - and rebel against his master - when he meets a blind piano tuner.