Un hombre esclavizado por la mafia desde la infancia y educado para comportarse como un perro de presa humano, escapa de sus captores e intenta empezar una nueva vida.Un hombre esclavizado por la mafia desde la infancia y educado para comportarse como un perro de presa humano, escapa de sus captores e intenta empezar una nueva vida.Un hombre esclavizado por la mafia desde la infancia y educado para comportarse como un perro de presa humano, escapa de sus captores e intenta empezar una nueva vida.
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Bart (Bob Hoskins) is a brutish loan shark thug who makes his 'collections' accompanied by his 'dog' Danny (Jet Li), a silent man Bart has raised form childhood to be a caged killer, a human with a dog collar that when removed unleashes a ferocious beast who kills on command of his master Bart. Bart keeps him in a cage, feeds him, and uses him solely for his criminal doings. Danny unleashed is simply a Pavlovian animal and when the collar is replaced, he becomes docile with the sad eyes of a puppy.
During a 'collection' gone bad, Danny escapes and finds shelter in an antique shop basement where he meets blind piano tuner Sam (Morgan Freeman), a gentle man who gradually introduces Danny to music, trains him as his assistant, and introduces him to his 'family' - his step daughter Victoria (Kerry Condon). With the two of these welcoming, tender people Danny discovers how beautiful life can be. The story from this point is how Danny chooses between his Pavlovian response life as a killer and the simple life of Sam and Victoria. The journey is not without stressors and it is a difficult transition that keeps the viewer on seat's edge.
The wonder of this film lies in the extraordinary performances not usually associated with martial arts films. Jet Li does some of his finest athletic fighting on film, but thankfully at the same time creates a character who is multidimensional and memorable - a very fine acting job by Li. Bob Hoskins is brilliant as the despicably cruel Bart, Morgan Freeman adds a luster to his fine portrayal of blind Sam, and Kerry Condon makes Victoria zany and lovable at the same time. The action is superbly captured by cinematographer Pierre Morel with the aura of darkness in Danny's caged life serving as a perfect foil to the martial arts sequences.In short, this is a fine little film about characters worth knowing and provides audiences with both action and drama of a very high level of achievement. Grady Harp
(USA/UK: Unleashed)
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Sound formats: Dolby Digital / DTS
Raised as a fighting machine by thuggish Glasgow loan sharks, a young man (Jet Li) finds happiness after falling into the care of a kindly old piano teacher (Morgan Freeman) and his musical-protégé granddaughter (Kerry Condon). But Li's past catches up with him, threatening the safety of his newfound family...
Terrific combination of heartfelt drama and bone-crunching action scenes (choreographed by Yuen Wo-ping), anchored by strong performances (including Bob Hoskins as Li's brutal 'mentor') and a finely-tuned script by French action maestro Luc Besson. Grainy filmstock and an excess of closeups (typical of the ghastly Super 35 'widescreen' process) render it less cinematic than it ought to be, and the narrative is predictable, but the movie works on a visceral level whilst simultaneously pulling the heartstrings. Li's best non-HK film since KISS OF THE DRAGON (2001).
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But here, we see him act, not for just five minutes when there is a break in the fighting, but for the entire film. At times there is over half an hour between any kind of fighting, and it is very much appreciated. We really see a different side of Jet Li, this is not 'you killed my master; I have come to avenge him'. But a new, modern martial arts film, where we have a plot we can believe in.
Bob Hoskins takes a nice dramatic turn here, 'that man sure can talk', as Danny's 'owner' and it's a gangster role that suits him well. His angry growl is both fearsome and less put on but unleashed.
But don't get me wrong here; this is still a martial arts film. You'll find yourself cringing and laughing from fright at the fight scenes. Jet Li is not a sleek, showy performer here, but real fighter, intense and scary in his brutality. But equally brutal is the realisation of human freedom and human nature, in some ways were all somebody's dog.
Danny the Dog is clearly Jet Li's best work, and hopefully marks a new direction for him, one I am very much looking forward to seeing.
I was riveted to my seat and totally absorbed into the movie.
It really tore me up to see how badly he was treated by his captors and I was overjoyed each time he escaped. Also enjoyed seeing Morgan Freeman again. He's a classic. I hadn't seen the previews of this movie beforehand and thought it was "just another action film" ---- until I saw Morgan Freeman come on the scene.
The story line was unusual and the acting was great --- for an action film. Wish that more action films were directed at this level.
Jet Li is fabulous and he can act. I wish him a lifetime of successful films and hope to see them all.
The picture gets frenetic action, impressive fights with bound and leaps and no stunts but the same actors are the fighters.The struggles are well staged with spectacular choreography in charge of the specialist Woo Ping Yuen(Kill Bill and Matrix).But not only fights but the film has an interesting story(well written by Luc Besson) where a violent Danny is attracted for a familiar feeling .In spite of the crude violence the picture has its agreeable moments here and there narrated with ductility and delicacy and developed with great sense of fairness and sensitivity.The music with a bit of go by Massive attack.The film is produced by the French producer Pierre Spengler with a long career and by the same Jet Li(Cradle 2,Hero,The one,Kiss of dragon) .The motion picture is well directed by Louis Leterrier(Tansporteur I and II). The movie will like to Jet Li fans and martial arts enthusiastic. Rating Better than average, well worth watching.
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- CuriosidadesMorgan Freeman's character Sam was at first not blind at all. After hearing from a piano school for the blind (with a very high reputation, and where the scholars developed their hearing), Freeman had the idea of making his character blind because like this it is easier for Sam to "see" the child in Jet Li's character, and not the brutal killer.
- PifiasSet in Glasgow, Scotland. However not a single character in the film has a Scottish accent.
- Citas
Bart: I tell you, I feel really good here. And I feel generous. Danny, what do you want?
Danny: A piano.
Bart: Excuse me?
Danny: I want a piano.
Bart: A piano? Oh yeah. How about a lobster dinner?
Danny: I want a piano.
Bart: How about a woman? You've never had a woman.
Danny: I want a piano.
Bart: Danny, you're starting to piss me off.
Danny: I want a piano.
Bart: [laughs] That's what I love about you, Danny. One thought at a time.
- Versiones alternativasThe Europa Ultimate Edition of the film contains deleted scenes like:
- 1) Danny admits to Sam that he 'hurts people'.
- 2) An incomplete fight-sequence at a indoor car park.
- 3) A 3D track shot inside the piano
- ..and also U.S version scenes include:
- 1) A longer montage of Bart taking Danny throughout Glasgow to collect money.
- 2) Alternate ending: instead of ending with a close-up of Danny, it simply ends with the piano crawl.
- Banda sonoraAftersun
Performed by Massive Attack
Vocal by Dot Allison
Written by Dot Allison (as Allison), Robert Del Naja (as Del Naja), Neil Davidge (as Davidge) and Magnus Fiennes (as Fiennes)
(p) 2003 Virgin Records Ltd
(c) Copyright Control/Copyright Control/BMG/Warner Chappell
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Detalles
- Fecha de lanzamiento
- Países de origen
- Idioma
- Títulos en diferentes países
- Desencadenado (La Bestia)
- Localizaciones del rodaje
- Empresas productoras
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- Presupuesto
- 45.000.000 US$ (estimación)
- Recaudación en Estados Unidos y Canadá
- 24.537.621 US$
- Fin de semana de estreno en EE. UU. y Canadá
- 10.600.000 US$
- 15 may 2005
- Recaudación en todo el mundo
- 50.871.113 US$
- Duración1 hora 43 minutos
- Color
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 2.35 : 1