On one of their latest stops, Danny is told to wait before storming in as the enforcement. While in his passive mode, he encounters Sam (MORGAN FREEMAN), a friendly, talkative and blind piano tuner whose calm and pleasant demeanor works its magic on Danny. As does the piano Sam's working on that elicits long repressed memories of his childhood and some tragic, pivotal event from it.
When Danny doesn't respond in time to Bart's signal to come in, the master isn't pleased with his "dog," although a new development - battling in fight-to-the-death matches with various brutes -- suddenly puts him back in good graces with his boss since Danny's guaranteed victories mean big bucks for him. Yet, another unexpected development sets Danny free.
He then seeks out Sam who ends up taking him back to his house where the now mousy man-child meets Sam's 18-year-old stepdaughter, Victoria (KERRY CONDON), who's going to school in Glasgow from New York. The two don't ask any questions about Danny, his previously sheltered existence or the collar around his neck. Instead, they view him as family and proceed to teach him about the outside world and its various trappings.
When Bart and his minions reenter the picture and want Danny back as their lethal killing and money-making machine, however, Danny finds himself having to fight for his newfound life and liberty.
Violence consists of a plethora of martial-arts based fighting, with many incredibly brutal and severe blows (punches, kicks and more) delivered to opponents, badly wounding or killing them (often accompanied by bone-breaking sounds). Other characters are beaten badly (by clubs and more, including bashing heads to floors, etc.), while others are shot and wounded or killed. Much of that violence has varying degrees of bloody results, with some of it being rather graphic in nature (notably a woman being shot in the head), and those scenes and other moments of peril may be unsettling or intense for some viewers. Some kids may be enticed to try to imitate some of the fighting and other stunts that take place in the film.
All of the villains have extreme bad attitudes, some characters drink or smoke, and a boy (in a flashback) sees his mother be murdered before him (while a teenager mentions that both her parents are dead). Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there's some of that during a thunderstorm.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, many of the fighting sequences involve lots of camera movement that might elicit such a reaction in some viewers.
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(2005) (Jet Li, Morgan Freeman) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Extreme
Extreme
*Moderate
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
Mild
Heavy
None
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Extreme
Minor
Heavy
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed May 10, 2005/ Posted May 13, 2005
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