A bizarre mix of retro-pulp storytelling and sadistic violence, this action thriller is primarily a showcase for Hong Kong action star Jet Li and the martial arts choreography of Yuen Wo Ping, who was responsible for THE MATRIX's astonishing fight scenes. Michael (Jet Li) is a member of a genetically engineered crime fighting squad, the 701 group, created to battle Hong Kong drug lords. Unfortunately, the same physical modifications that make the 701s superhumanly strong and almost impervious to pain also make them mentally unstable, so the project is ordered disbanded. Michael escapes, and hoping to escape his past completely, assumes the identity of a mild-mannered...
Released:
1999
Rated:
R
Length:
96 mins