Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) is Carlito's best hit-man. One morning, he finds that a small time rival Ricky Verona has injected him with the "Beijing Cocktail", a synthetic drug which inhibits the flow of adrenaline. In order to stay alive, he must keep the adrenaline flowing. Then he learns that Ricky is doing it with the approval of Carlito.
This is literally heart pumping action fun. The style is hyper ADD. The story is insanely contrived. While the adrenaline rush lasts, the movie is high energy, funny, and loads of fun. Some of it is hilarious. Jason Statham has a great boner joke. The action does wear thin, but the humor is maintain. Statham is a great tough guy who fits perfectly for this role. Amy Smart plays the low energy girlfriend. She slows the movie down, at least until they get to Chinatown.
This is literally heart pumping action fun. The style is hyper ADD. The story is insanely contrived. While the adrenaline rush lasts, the movie is high energy, funny, and loads of fun. Some of it is hilarious. Jason Statham has a great boner joke. The action does wear thin, but the humor is maintain. Statham is a great tough guy who fits perfectly for this role. Amy Smart plays the low energy girlfriend. She slows the movie down, at least until they get to Chinatown.