This is a South African production probably financed by the Chinese. However it feels very American, and the good American, the 80s and 90s action flicks. You have this mega killer, Hawke's character, that is a professional assassin. He inevitably turns against his evil employers (convinced by a nice Asian piece of ass) and feelgood action ensues.
It's not like anything makes any real sense, but it it nice to see good acting and well crafted action sequences in a film that was probably meant just to make a profit and put some names on the map. It's one of those movies that you watch, enjoy and refuse to analyze rationally. Oh, and Rutget Hauer used just right at 74 years of age, for a few scenes only, but they made sense.
Bottom line: a pure action movie, nothing less, nothing more.
It's not like anything makes any real sense, but it it nice to see good acting and well crafted action sequences in a film that was probably meant just to make a profit and put some names on the map. It's one of those movies that you watch, enjoy and refuse to analyze rationally. Oh, and Rutget Hauer used just right at 74 years of age, for a few scenes only, but they made sense.
Bottom line: a pure action movie, nothing less, nothing more.