On a side note, by looking at some of the reviews here, I am amazed by how many people have ridiculous double standards. Given all these reasons, I gave it an 8 out of 10. If there were professional people helping him refine the plot as well as directing the movie from the beginning, this movie could've been a lot better. It turned out to be great success at the Chinese box office. He had to do everything by himself and invest in the movie out of his own pocket. But he spent a lot time and efforts trying to find some professional directors to direct this movie and investors to invest but in vain because no one thinks this genre would be popular. He admitted in an interview that he really didn't want to direct the movie because he was not a professional director. It's understandable, because the main protagonist directed the movie himself. However, I'd say the directing is the biggest weakness of the movie. The actions in this movie are a reflection of, but a little glorified, modern military combat.

And it's not tradition Chinese martial arts which is mainly for the purpose of performance and exercise, not practical combat. Chinese movie is famous for action genres but this one is the first hybrid of genres of action and military. It's also a milestone in Chinese movie genres.

I've also read that some of the action sequences are actually coming from real Chinese special force members who invented them and put them in use in reality. It's rapid-paced, intense and quite entertaining.

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