Flash Point

FLASH POINT (2007) - Oct. 6, 2007 (Second Viewing)
There's probably less action in this film than I remembered. The first hour or so, though punctuated with a few brief scenes of action, is basically just setting everything up. This stuff is all pretty mediocre -- it passes the time, but there's certainly nothing all that good about it. But then when the action does kick in (no pun intended)... Wow. Donnie Yen proves that he can stage and perform action with the best of them, and Wilson Yip's direction does exactly what it should do (it makes the action exciting without calling attention to itself). I cannot possibly say enough good things about the final action scene, which pretty much defines the word "awesome". ***1/2