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The Defender
A woman who witnessed a gangland murder falls for the bodyguard hired to protect her. And it's when complications arise because the bodyguard and the witness must confront their deep feelings for one another.
11 August 1967, Taiwan
1951, Hong Kong, China
19 September 1970, Montréal, Québec, Canada
22 May 1951
1952, Hong Kong, China
26 April 1963, Beijing, China
November 07, 2002
All this is made up for by the sheer visceral pleasure of Jet Li's charisma.January 01, 2000
Lively, unpretentious fun.July 28, 2008
The story is utterly predictable, but the action scenes are creative and Li exudes excitement every time the camera turns to him -- there is no wonder at all why Chung's character is willing to dump all her riches to be in his arms.August 03, 2004
Was good as Bodyguard from BeijingJuly 28, 2008
Li exudes enough magnetism to make the sexual banter with his fair damsel credible, and enough athletic prowess to simultaneously power this and several other vehicles.