A
ruthless kidnapper kills a bomb squad inspector's wife and child
along with dozens of other children in a failed attempt for ransom.
He enters a life of obscurity, becoming a bodyguard and sometime
stunt double for Frankie Lane, an international kung fu superstar.
When Frankie attends an exhibiton for the Russian crown jewels at a
hotel in Hong Kong, the same kidnapper takes over the building. Now
it's up to Kit (the bodyguard) to save the people, the building and
revenge his family.
Basically,
HIGH RISK is just DIE HARD Hong Kong-style. It's relatively boring
considering the multitudinous DIE HARD rip-offs which have been
released in the last 10 years. The film does offer a few nice
touches: The lampooning of Jackie Chan (here as the character Frankie
Lane) provides some comic moments, and the action sequences are
impressive, although it's hard to swallow a thousand rounds from
semi-automatic machine guns never hitting Jet Li. Screenwriter Wong
Jing proves once again he's one of the most overrated writers in Hong
Kong, as there's hardly an original moment in the film. HIGH RISK
should have been titled LOW INTEREST as there's just a little too
much deja vu to be truly exciting.
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