War

Yet another of Jet Li's urban action/martial arts flicks, this time featuring British action import Statham. Rogue (Li) is an assassin manipulating two crime families into a bloody gang war. Crawford (Statham) is the FBI agent chasing him. Did Rogue kill Crawford's partner? Why is Rogue starting a gang war? Does it matter? The movie is mostly about explosions and gunfire, at the expense of the charisma and action skills of Statham and Li. What plot exists owes much to "Yojimbo" and "A Fistful of Dollars," minus the depth and the appeal of the Asian martial-arts movies that gave Li his start, leaving a noisy, forgettable mess.