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Aka Danny the Dog. Hoskins plays a merciless gangster who maintains his stranglehold through his enforcer Danny whom he has raised since boyhood. Danny has been kept as a near-prisoner - trained to attack and if necessary, kill. He knows little of life except his brutal existence. However, when Danny has a chance encounter with a sightless piano tuner, he senses true kindness and compassion for the first time and experiences the transforming power of music. Written and produced by Luc Besson.
It's an awful thing to have to agree with, but Bob Hoskins is correct when he says "as me old mum used to say, "if you get 'em young enough, the possibilities are endl... more >
It's an awful thing to have to agree with, but Bob Hoskins is correct when he says "as me old mum used to say, "if you get 'em young enough, the possibilities are endless".
It's even worse when you know he's refering to Danny [Jet Li], a man taken from his mother at an early age and reared by Mr Hoskins as a human pit bull. Now that's is a truly disturbing concept.
Jet Li is fine as Danny. The fight scenes are fair. Bob Hoskins is back and in 'The Long Good Friday' form but the movie takes a massive dive with the appearance of Morgan Freeman's character and his niece. They literally kidnap Danny. Into some weird 'Little House On The Prairie' style house arrest.
Thankfully the film's final quarter sees Danny back off the leash for some more fine martial arts moments. Featuring some of the best close up combat I've ever seen - two guys fighting in the comfines of a toilet cubicle!
The film's original concept is truly awfull, and the Bob Hoskins/Jet Li interactions are by far the best moments of this film, but the 'New Family' moments a rather hard to swallow.
As such it's worth a look - I just wish Park Chan-Wook
could give it the 'Old Boy' treatment. < less
