To this very day, I still marvel at FLASH POINT for its fantastic and original action sequences (including the gunfights). Not only are these scenes so well choreographed, well thought out, creatively and wonderfully shot and intensified but they have incredibly great duration in terms of quality and entertainment. SPL, DRAGON TIGER GATE (call me crazy but imm the action in that is as original, though not as satisfying, as those movies), LEGEND OF THE WOLF, THE TWINS EFFECT, BALLISTIC KISS; all these movies has led me to believe that no one else in Hong Kong today can cream out high-energized and top-notch MA choreography like Donnie. FLASH POINT should easily back this up!

As great as the action is, unfortunately, everything else isn't particularly so. Ever since watching it the first time, the movie has dropped quite alot of quality and what you get is nothing more than a potboiler that has some interesting topics to show and tell but just ends up being one anyway because of the thin and clichéd story and of the pacing (typical of action movies). Perhaps it would've been better to let the movie be longer, as it was originally supposed to be. The acting is varied; from the usual hardcore-ish Donnie (he's able to show little diversity though which is good), the relaxing and comfortable Collin Chou (the best actor in the movie) to the problematic and complicated Louis Koo, the aggravated Xing Yu and friendly Kent Cheung, but that's all fine with me. Wilson Yip's stylish and captivating direction, the cinematography, the music, and the overall good production values keeps this from being a complete boredom (for me at least) though.

Overall, I can't help but think that Donnie and Wilson have lost artistic value since making SPL and this (along with DRAGON TIGER GATE) certainly shows it. Despite that, it doesn't make FLASH POINT any worst nonetheless because the movie, as I said, contains some good and interesting themes, has a good message and, of course, Donnie Yen unleashing the best MA performance of his career, surpassing both SPL and DRAGON TIGER GATE and still stands as the best and most original in HK or in general these days.