Seth_Rogue_One It doesn't make you think really nor cry, but it does provide with some good old fashion ass-kicking... And what ass-kicking it is! Very well orchestrated fights but of course it's not just all random fights it does have a story, and the story is fairly good although at times a little confusing possibly because of the way it was edited, it does feel a little bit like there was a scene missing here and there.Not to the point that it takes you out of the movie or anything though.2 likable leads in the shapes of Wu Jing and Celina Jade, who both do very well as does the rest of the cast.Not flawless by any means, but enjoyable.

dbborroughs Good looking but otherwise not very good action film about Bo (Jacky Wu aka Wu Jing) who goes to an island near Hong Kong and kills a mob boss and removes his head. Since a typhoon is rapidly approaching he finds himself stranded on the island. While looking for a place to eat he runs in a women played by Celina Jade, who takes him in after he rescues her cat. things become complicated when she turns out to be a cop, the dead mob boss is discovered by more mobsters who have come to the island and he ends up waiting out the storm in the police station as a witness to another crime.Fast moving action film suffers because other than the final battle in the rain the action sequences are unremarkable (and full of obvious, not very well done, wire work). The numerous fights kind of come off as almost rehearsals thanks to poor camera shots which reveal how little contact was made. Celina Jade isn't really believable as the cop who's capable of holding her own against the bad guys since from her first action scene we're asked to believe she had to be rescued from the clutches (literally) of a bad guy she will moments later fight to a stand still. The film tries to have it both ways and ends up having it no way.I won't pick on her performance since its clear she had problems that didn't really allow her to do more than look pretty.Not a horrible film, its just one that needs to be reedited to make it seem more real.Give the film points in that I made it to the end, and maybe one more knowing that if I ran across it on cable I might actually watch it again. Its a film that belongs in that weird twilight zone of not really good that you'd choose to watch it again, but would if you ran across it, even though its not really good that you'd recommend it or admit you saw it, since its not that bad, but the same time its not really good either, but its not bad enough to dismiss as total trash that you can really make fun of.somewhere around 5 out of 10, maybe 4 out of 10 or...

Jason Lee Being a big fan of Wu Jing, I've waited nearly a year for Legendary Assassin after his dazzling moves in Fatal Move left me in limbo. I'm not sure how big a role he played as co-director in this film, but the direction and the story was fairly mediocre. It takes place on an island where he meets the girl cop (Celina Jade), and gets chased around by the bad guys. They are trapped on the island because a tropical typhoon has shut down all the ferries. It feels a bit like Assault on Precinct 13 but nowhere near as intense or exciting. A 6 to 6.5 rating is about right.The thing about Jacky is that he always seems to fall short of making that 'big break' movie that truly shows how great an actor he can be. In Legendary Assassin, his acting is pretty much exactly the same as in Fatal Contact, whenever someone talks to him he smiles and waits a few seconds before replying. He plays the underdog secret assassin/kungfu master alternate identity that is in danger of being typecast nowadays. The big difference is that he talks a lot less than in Fatal Contact, and therefore in my opinion it is a step back. He actually took a step back from Fatal Contact. There should have been much more dialogue between him and Celina. The fighting scenes were slightly above average, nothing spectacular. A lot of people knock Fatal Move, but I thought it was intended to be over the top and ridiculous, like something out of a Japanese comic, CGI blood spraying all over the place. His fighting scenes were much better in Fatal Move and SPL. I guess I'm a bit spoiled by Donnie Yen, at the moment if Jet Li is considered to be retired, then Donnie reigns supreme (both on the screen and as producer/director) and Jacky is just behind him. In a leading role, Fatal Contact is probably still Jacky's finest, so he needs to step back and evaluate which direction his career should be headed. Perhaps he should take on projects with a solid script and director. I'm a huge fan of Jacky Wu and hope his next project can truly take it to the next level, and break more barriers.A pleasant surprise is Hong Kong born newcomer Celina Jade making her debut, who is half Chinese and half American. Besides her natural beauty, she can also speak three languages (English, Cantonese, Mandarin). Perhaps because of the fact that she was actually born and raised in Hong Kong, she performed admirably in Legendary Assassin and looked very natural on the screen, never fazed or looking out of place alongside a solid cast with some old time faces. Besides those dreamy eyes, her language and culture is her greatest asset, as despite playing a naive cop, you take her seriously as she delivered her lines with sincerity and realism rather than just being silly or trying to look cute. She also displayed a wide variety of emotions convincingly, and is definitely one to look out for in future Hong Kong productions.

Harry T. Yung The good thing about this movie is that it does not pretend to be an "Infernal Affair" with convoluted plots or an artsy study of human nature. With a simple revenge story, ample first-rate action and competent acting, it offers what movies are usually expected to offer – good entertainment.The stage is a moderately populated island temporarily cut off from the outside world by a storm. The scene: a cosy little local police station, a mysterious stranger (a loner who fights like the devil), a murder involving a body without the head, confrontation between the cobs and goons that outnumber them – all adding up to good dramatic moments.Since Jet Li, Jacky Wu is the best thing from the academies of martial arts of China. The adept camera work and editing fits in well with his crisp, superb action. There is one sequence in the finale that is reminiscent of the one-against-a-hundred scene in Matrix. Fresh face (for the cinema at least) Eurasian Celina Jade has everything it takes to make it to the top in Hong Kong, and maybe even go Hollywood-bound like Maggie Q. It's a question of whether she gets the necessary breaks. "Legendary assassin" also has a supporting cast of over half a dozen Hong Kong favourites from contemporary pop heartthrob Alex Fong to early generation women action star WAI Ying-hung – guaranteed to please the local audience.