Legendary Assassin (2008/Lionsgate DVD)
Picture: B- Sound: B- Extras: B Feature: A-
A lone
drifter, Bo, on vacation on an island town and befriends the locals. When an international drug lord/crime syndicate
leader is found beheaded on the small island all hell starts breaking loose. Soon, the island is flooded with mobsters and
a typhoon hits, all ports are forced to close, somewhere, someone on the island
is the culprit. As they search for their
boss's head with a vengeance, Bo becomes the prime suspect, who is he, what is
his goal, and before day is done blood will fill the streets.
In a small peaceful island village Bo is an assassin, but his luck runs out
when all the ferries are shut down for an impending storm. Trapped on the island he is hunted down by the
syndicate's lackeys. He befriends a
local female cop and takes shelter in the police station, but unknowing to them
he is the one the mobsters are looking for and the cause of all this trouble on
the island, but with quick wit and battle honed skills, he not someone to be
underestimated, as the police begin to suspect Bo, there seems to be story
behind his actions...
If you like action, martial arts this film is filled with it in another single
man against an army of gangsters scenario. The main character is a seemly peaceful, even
friendly character. No one would suspect
him for being an assassin, which is until he forced to fight. Should the local police catch or let go a man
who is killing off the mob? Unfortunately,
the mob isn't as forgiving. Extras
include Making of Legendary Assassin,
character profiles, and trailers.
- Ricky Chiang
