I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Hong Kong movie was hot in the late '80s, and into the '90s, and this is one of the movies from that era. The casting is unusual, and so is the plot. Jet Li, wasn't all that well known at the time, and this was Miss Chinese International 1992 Christy Chung's first big role ( I actually liked the miss Chinese International 92 runner up more than Christy, and she would have been perfect for this role ). Jet Li's star was on the rise starting around the time this movie was made, and he starts getting noticed in the US around this time also. Simon Yam was briefly wooing Christy shortly after this movie was made. Simon of course had many other options as he was one of the most eligible bachelor in Hong Kong.The movie's title is almost verbatim fact as Jet was from China, and Christy was from Canada. The unusual mixture of the two culture shows in the mood of these two actors. The plot is also unusual in that an operative from China protects a rich capitalist girl. The movie's background looks more modern than the present day Hong Kong. Hong Kong seems to have slid backwards in culture since its repatriation. This is evident when you see this movie.So this is an interesting movie, and the producers at Dimension Film did a really good job of capturing the character of Li, and Chung, and incorporating them into the story. Jet Li is like an unstoppable terminator in this movie, and it correctly highlights his skills, and power.This is an excellent movie, and is worth a watch if you're a Hong Kong movie fan.

Not one of Jet Li's best pictures, in my opinion; not as good as "Meltdown". The plot is a routine and unimaginative reworking of Kevin Costner's "The Bodyguard", and there is a distressing lack of martial arts action. Jet Li does his best to hold the movie together: he looks great with a gun, he moves faster than the speed of light (no need for the wires at a couple of points, though) and he gives a fine dramatic performance as well - his character is rigid at first, but becomes more human as the film progresses. The problem is that he has only one (!) notable fight scene in this movie, at the end, against Ngai Sing. Sing holds his own and the fight is fun to watch, but I do remember seeing him in a better - and longer - fight against Kenny Ho at the end of "Red Wolf" (another much superior film). Christy Chung serves as the eye-candy and little more, but I don't quite find her as attractive as she's supposed to be. (**)

For Jet Li fans this movie is worth watching, but most others may want to give this one a miss. Jet is not bad as the mainland elite soldier (top of his class, of course, always willing to sacrifice himself for the mission), and the acting is not bad (the Hong Kong cops are believable and good-natured, and the girl's kid brother is OK), but the overall action is weak, and so is the story: A young girl, who's a rich guy's girlfriend, is a protected witness, and must be defended by the best bodyguard available, as the bad guys want to kill her before she can testify. Very standard plot. It takes a turn as Jet kills one of the bad guys, thus calling down the vengeance of the dead guy's brother, who then comes after the bodyguard (not really caring about the girl, although he does work for the same bad guy she's going to testify against). This vengeful brother, interestingly, is played by Ngai Sing (Seraph from the Matrix sequels). However, the final battle is not very exciting, in my opinion, although the gas angle was a new element.5 out of 10.

I am a big fan of Jet Li, and absolutely loved this film. It is beautiful and very sad. Brilliant work by all the actors and the fight scenes were great. The ending was not quite what I expected - warning! not like the Hollywood endings!