HK - Flash Point
During my viewing of Flashpoint, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I want to see what happens next. There was even times where I was holding my breath!!
Donnie and Collin
Donnie Yen, Collin Chou, Louis Koo, and Fan Bing Bing starred in this great actioner that give the audience pretty much what they want, and a bit of what makes Donnie the man. 
This is quite different than other Donnie movies because, oh how should I put it? he fights differently. It’s the moves he uses, not like in Sha Po Lang, it’s more freestyle where anyone can fight any way and Donnie does perform some very fluid moves.
Donnie fighting in food stall
Like the scene where he was chasing one of the gang members into the food stall.He ran towards the guy, dropped to his knees, and slide right under his opponent’s arms, grabbed his waist and performed a round house faster than you can say “wow!”. The guy didn’t even know what hit him.
I think Louis turned in a great performance here. He acted as an undercover agent. Most of the time came on screen, you get the feeling he doesn’t want to be an undercover and fears for his life. He look so frightened that you’re scared he’ll be found out. Close ups of Louis show beads of perspiration on his forehead and his eyes darting back and forth.
Louis and Fan Bing Bing
After watching him in a romantic comedy with Mariam (didn’t finish the movie) I’m glad to see him in a more serious role.
Fan Bing Bing looks great in here. This is the 2nd time I saw them in a movie together (”The Lion Roar” was the 1st). She’s Louis’s girlfriend. What more can I say?
Collin Chou, this guy looks the same. Hasn’t age since “Bodyguard from Beijing” with Jet Li. Looks great and acts the evil guy role very convincingly.
I did feel the pairing of Donnie to Collin gave Donnie the advantage. That is made more obvious in the last fight scene. Although Collin is the bad guy, you can’t help but say “Poor Collin” during the fight.
For all action fans, this is a must see. With Jet Li and Jackie Chan acting less in martial arts movies now, Donnie is still showing he can do it.
This one is almost reminiscent of the early action movies in the 89’s and 90’s. If for nothing else than pure adrenaline, Donnie does know what he’s doing.
And I’m not saying that only because I love Donnie and have seen all his movies, including the lame fight scene with Jackie in “Shanghai Knights” (how utterly disappointing btw), he’s one of the very few martial arts talents remaining. I can’t wait for “The Empress and the Warriors” with Kelly Chen and Leon Lai.
Ratings: 
1/2 out of 5
Photos courtesy of Donnie Yen.
