War

Vengeance is the ultimate weapon.
War (2007)
6.5/10
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6.4/10
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6.2/10
101000
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Release date
Budget
$25 000 000
Revenue
$40 452 643
Director
Scenario
Lee Anthony Smith
Composer
Producer
Steve Chasman

Short description

An FBI agent named Jack Crawford loses his partner and close friend to a killer known as Rogue, an assassin who vanishes after the attack. Crawford spends the following years trying to track him down, driven by a personal need for revenge rather than by procedure. When Rogue resurfaces three years later, his return sets off a violent struggle between Chinese and Japanese criminal organizations, and Crawford pushes his team into the middle of it in the hope of finally catching him. His judgment becomes increasingly clouded as he closes in.

The film is directed by Philip G. Atwell, whose earlier work consisted of The Up in Smoke Tour and The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious; War is the third feature he directed. Lee Anthony Smith and Gregory J. Bradley wrote the screenplay, and Steve Chasman, Christopher Petzel and Jim Thompson produced. Jet Li plays Rogue and Jason Statham plays Crawford, with John Lone, Devon Aoki, Luis Guzmán and Saul Rubinek in supporting roles. The cast runs to 54 credited performers and the crew to 202.

Made for about 25 million US dollars, the film took roughly 40 million worldwide. On IMDb it holds 6.2 out of 10 from around 101,000 votes, while on TMDB it has 6.4 out of 10 from about 2,120 votes. A critics' rating of 4.1 out of 10 from 59 reviews places it well below the audience scores.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The working title of the film, “Rogue,” was changed to avoid confusion with another film of the same name. In Singapore, the film was titled “Rogue Assassin.”
  • In one of the scenes, it is shown that the main character speaks Mandarin Chinese, while his interlocutors speak the Cantonese dialect. To outsiders, they may sound the same, but people who speak these languages themselves will immediately notice the difference. Furthermore, a person who speaks Mandarin and does not know Cantonese will not understand someone speaking Cantonese, and vice versa.
  • Jet Li repeatedly stated in interviews that he was dissatisfied with both the film itself and the filming process. He also claimed that the film was “terrible” and spoke unflatteringly about director Phillip J. Atwell. According to the actor, he realized during filming that the film would receive average reviews and that box office receipts would not be impressive.
  • Statham immediately confirmed his intention to participate in the project. This decision was influenced by the name of Jet Li, with whom Jason had worked previously.

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