Flash Point (2008)

Eventually Wilson is found out, his cute girlfriend (Fan Bing-Bing) is kidnapped, and -- finally -- with barely a half-hour left to go, Donnie Yen does his thing. Directed by Wilson Yip, this last section is the real thing, with Donnie running, jumping, flipping and punching at full force. And, of course, in Hong Kong, they photograph the action clearly, smoothly and snappily so that we in the audience can see everything.

But Yip and Yen keep something up their sleeve; as ridiculous as the movie's first hour seems, they ratchet things up a notch when a bad guy snatches a little girl, uses her as a shield, then literally throws her away. This shocking bit of violence elevates Yen's obsessive chasing to new heights; it's a mean trick, but it works, and we're in there, throwing every punch along with Yen. (Yen choreographed the action sequences.)

The Weinsteins continue to gather good karma with another in an excellent series of Hong Kong/martial arts DVDs, labeled "Dragon Dynasty." The two-disc Flash Point comes with a commentary track by Donnie Yen (accompanied by screenwriter/expert Bey Logan). Disc two comes with tons of featurettes, interviews, trailers, etc. The film is available dubbed into English or in its original Cantonese. In 2012, a Blu-Ray was released.