After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.
Stunts
Statham does his own chaos, and it shows gloriously.
Acting
Catherine Chan out-acts everyone as the unflappable Mei.
Director
Boaz Yakin
Jason Statham
Luke Wright
Chris Sarandon
Mayor Tremello
James Hong
Han Jiao
Catherine Chan
Mei
Robert John Burke
Captain Wolf
Anson Mount
Alex Rosen
Reggie Lee
Quan Chang
Joseph Sikora
Vassily Docheski
Igor Jijikine
Chemyakin
Elissa Middleton
Eve
Jack Gwaltney
Detective Reddick
Jay Giannone
Detective Kolfax
Matt O'Toole
Inspecteur Lasky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Boaz Yakin wrote this specifically for Statham after they collaborated on 'The Transporter'—he wanted to give him actual emotional beats between headshots.
The film's depiction of NYC's underground economy—Russian mob, Triads, corrupt cops—was praised by actual law enforcement for uncomfortable accuracy.
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