Author: Tony Ryan

No one who claims to be a Hong Kong action cinema fan or a true Chan fan should be without a copy of this movie.

‘Deadend of Besiegers’ is 90 minutes of excellent entertainment featuring some brilliant wireworked fights and a rare chance to see Yu Rong Guang carry a film and play a hero.

All in all, another quality Sammo production that deserves a wider audience.

A movie worth seeing if you need bringing down a peg or two, but not recommended for those with a depressive nature.

A touching film which manages to show everything Jet has to offer from his likeable, shy persona to his impressive physical grace.

If you are a big Donnie fan, or loved ‘Tiger Cage’ and the ‘In The Line Of Duty’ films, then this will surely be a welcome addition to your collection.

The fights are almost seamlessly integrated and amongst some of the best on offer for a few years even if they are not new by Jade screen standards.

The editing is enough to cause seasickness and confusion, while Jet’s opponents are nothing but meathead wrestlers and a criminally underused Mark Dacascos.

It is rare for such a film to hold one’s attention seemingly without trying, and as such it must not be missed by anyone who loves films of any genre.

The narrative is fairly crisp, but cannot make the action any less ‘American’ in its pace and imagination (or lack of!).

An excellent set of combat sequences strung together with little reason but to get the adrenaline pumping.

Unfortunately, for veterans of old-school flicks, the choreography on display here is nothing new, and a lot of it takes place in the dark, which makes it less than easy to follow.