Option Zero could potentially be a very good film. Though there are several floors.

The story itself is confusing, and it doesn’t help matters by the fact that it keeps switching between exciting action and drama. Not drama in the conventional way though, more character depth I suppose more than anything. That is the main problem with Option Zero, the fact that there was too much switching between acting and action. Not to say I don’t like this film, in fact quite the opposite. There are only 4 action scenes in the whole movie, though each one is lengthy and very good, there is just far too much ‘nothing happening’ scenes in-between.

Cheung Chi Lam was particularly good, as was Anthony Wong. But Carmen Lee was very annoying onscreen in my opinion and over dramatised her acting. Michael Wong was very good, though he was not on the screen for more than 10 minutes.

If more had been put in to the story and the action was more balanced, then I can safely say that I would have given this full marks, because I was that impressed with it.

I want to add another point, that what seemed like the ending was very predictable, but when you leave it just 30 seconds longer, the ending ends up being a happy one (within reason) making it a refreshing ending for such a violent action film.

Rating [4/5]