Unleashed (Extreme Version)

Luc Besson wrote and directed the stylish thrillers La Femme Nikita and The Professional; though he didn't direct Unleashed, the script has his trademark fusion of outrageous sentimentality and over-the-top violence. Hong Kong action superstar Jet Li (Romeo Must Die, Hero) stars as Danny, a man raised to be a brutal attack dog by a nasty gangster named Bart (Bob Hoskins, Mona Lisa)--when Bart removes Danny's collar, Danny pulverizes everyone in the room. But a chance encounter with a blind piano tuner (Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby) reveals to Danny the possibility of a less brutal life, and when a retaliation attack gives him the chance to escape, he does--but Bart won't let him go that easily. The fighting in Unleashed is effectively jolting; Li and fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix) have purposefully stripped away the smoothness of most movie combat (especially with a genuine martial artist like Li) with raw, unnerving results, especially when juxtaposed with the sweet and earnest scenes of Li regaining his humanity with Freeman and his step-daughter (Kerry Condon). This freewheeling cocktail of bloody noses and ice-cream cones isn't for everyone, but fans of both Besson and Li will leave satisfied. --Bret Fetzer

Raised like a dog and forced to fight in death-matches all his life, Danny gets a new lease on life when he befriends a blind piano teacher and his young friend. He is forced to choose between his newly found humanity and the life he escaped when re-captured by his former master Bart.

Actors: Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins

Synopsis Raised like a dog and forced to fight in death-matches all his life Danny gets a new lease on life when he befriends a blind piano teacher and his young friend. He is forced to choose between his newly found humanity and the life he escaped when re-captured by his former master Bart. Unleashed boasts an original soundtrack by Massive Attack and action sequences choreographed by the legendary Yuen Woo-Ping (The Fist of Legend The Matrix) - that should satisfy Jet Li fans who have been disappointed by Hollywood productions that have failed to take advantage of his tremendous physical abilities. Actors: Bob Hoskins - Jet Li - Morgan Freeman. Director: Louis Leterrier. Format: DVD. Format Size: Widescreen. Runtime: 102 mins. Language: English. Region code: Region 1 (United States Canada Bermuda U.S. territories). Discs: 1. Rating: R. Genre: Action. Subgenre: Adventure. Release Year: 2005.