Rogue Assassin (War)
After his partner Tom Wynne and family are killed apparently by the infamous and elusive assassin Rogue (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) becomes obsessed with revenge. Rogue eventually resurfaces to settle a score of his own, setting off a bloody crime war between the Chinese Triads and the Japanese Yakuza. When Jack and Rogue finally come face to face, the ultimate truth of their pasts will be revealed.
Released under the title War in the US.
- Director:
- Philip G. Atwell (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Lee Anthony SmithGregory J. Bradley
- Cast:
- Jet LiJason StathamDevon AokiLuis GuzmánRyo IshibashiJohn Lone
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressQuickly devolves into a standard-issue crime drama laced with routine martial artistry...
San Francisco Chronicle
pressIf you want to see Li and Statham in an underwhelming martial arts film, rent "The One" instead. Li talks considerably more in that movie, but at least he punches a lot of people out...
New Zealand Herald
pressYou'll also have to deal with Statham's annoying raspy voice and arrogant old school, cool cop routine, but Jet Li is still worth watching although it appears that maybe age is slowing him down just a little. Basically, if you're after an action-packed film that makes quite a mess, then this should do the trick.
Newshub
pressRogue Assassin is not the complete rubbish I expected it to be, and provided you don’t expect much from it, it should leave you satisfied.
Los Angeles Times
pressWar ties itself in knots trying to bring something new to a stale formula. It's never painful to watch, but that's only because it provokes no feeling at all...
Hollywood Reporter
pressLacking even the galvanizing action sequences that would have compensated for suffering through its formulaic plot, this is a thoroughly forgettable exploitationer that will not enhance its stars' resumes...
Film Threat
pressPerhaps this movie would have been better off if it starred Steven Seagal and Tom Arnold...
Variety
pressQuickly devolves into a standard-issue crime drama laced with routine martial artistry...
San Francisco Chronicle
pressIf you want to see Li and Statham in an underwhelming martial arts film, rent "The One" instead. Li talks considerably more in that movie, but at least he punches a lot of people out...
New Zealand Herald
pressYou'll also have to deal with Statham's annoying raspy voice and arrogant old school, cool cop routine, but Jet Li is still worth watching although it appears that maybe age is slowing him down just a little. Basically, if you're after an action-packed film that makes quite a mess, then this should do the trick.
Newshub
pressRogue Assassin is not the complete rubbish I expected it to be, and provided you don’t expect much from it, it should leave you satisfied.
Los Angeles Times
pressWar ties itself in knots trying to bring something new to a stale formula. It's never painful to watch, but that's only because it provokes no feeling at all...
Hollywood Reporter
pressLacking even the galvanizing action sequences that would have compensated for suffering through its formulaic plot, this is a thoroughly forgettable exploitationer that will not enhance its stars' resumes...
Film Threat
pressPerhaps this movie would have been better off if it starred Steven Seagal and Tom Arnold...
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