After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong hotel, and when the Doctor's gang take over the building in attempt to steal them, Kit is the only thing standing in their way. Will Frankie regain his courage? Will romance blossom between Kit and the nosy reporter? Who has the best Kung-Fu? "Meltdown", or "Total Risk" is pretty much a Die Hard clone with a sprinkle "Speed", and Bruce Lee/Jackie Chan-parody mixed in.<br/><br/>That may sound like a trashy combination of famous stuff, and like a cheap B-movie, but it's surprisingly entertaining to watch and most of all, very good.<br/><br/>The Speed-references are obvious: At the start of the film is a bomb on a bus and at the end then damsel-in-distress get's one on her chest that the hero has to stop. The rest of the movie is basically the story of Die Hard starring Jet Li, with a comedy-driven subplot about a martial arts actor who 's a women loving alcoholic and acts like he would do all of his stunts on it's own, even though he's a coward.<br/><br/>And this mix of genres and ideas it what makes this movie a bit more than just one of hundred Die Hard-clones, it makes it a fun movie with exceptionally great action sequences, which are brilliantly choreographed, filmed and edited, and characters you care about, even when they get pretty goofy at times, but that's the Asian style i expected anyway… Not as Mind blowing or provocative as Hard-Boiled(1992), Its still entertaining take on the film, Die Hard(1988). Contains some good action set pieces with layers of humor. Shu Dan Long Wei/High Risk(1995) is one of my favorite Jet Li movies. Five years after playing the tormented Frank in Bullet in the Head, Jacky Cheung goes on the light side in playing an international star of Kung Fu features. His portrayal of Frankie Lane is loosely based on the personality and career of Jackie Chan. Chingmy Yau has an impressive role as one of the main terrorists.
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