Li exudes enough magnetism to make the sexual banter with his fair damsel credible, and enough athletic prowess to simultaneously power this and several other vehicles.
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07/28/08
The Defender (1994)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:5
Rotten:2
Average Rating:5.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: A female witness in a federal criminal trial gets a dashing bodyguard from the mainland. What the bodyguard gets in return is a comically incompetent partner, a murderous rival, and heaps of... [More]
Reviews for The Defender
1 - 7 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
The story is utterly predictable, but the action scenes are creative and Li exudes excitement every time the camera turns to him -- there is no wonder at all why Chung’s character is willing to dump all her riches to be in his arms.
07/28/08
No review available.
09/29/05
No review available.
03/27/04
All this is made up for by the sheer visceral pleasure of Jet Li's charisma.
11/07/02
Lively, unpretentious fun.
01/01/00
1 - 7 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
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