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Synopsis: "UNLEASHED" is the story of Danny (Jet Li), a slave who has lived his whole life without any sort of normal human education, with the mind and personality of a young child, with only one lesson learned: how to fight. Treated like a dog by his owner/boss, Bart (Bob Hoskins) which includes having to wear a collar, Danny has been raised to be a lethal fighting machine who fights in illegal gladiator-style fight clubs, where he earns lots of money for Bart as the undisputed champion.
After a car accident that lands Bart in a coma, however, Danny meets a kind elderly blind piano tuner (Morgan Freeman) on the run because he knows secrets some bad guys don't want known, who uses music to teach Danny some things about the world and about being human.
Unleashed (Danny the Dog) Trailer
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Review: If the sun is shining just a little too brightly for you, descend into this hellish thriller and you'll leave the summer sounds of birds chirping and children laughing far behind.
The movie's original title was "Danny the Dog," which offers a better sense of the depravity conjured up by screenwriter-producer Luc Besson and director Louis Leterrier. Jet Li stars as Danny, who was adopted by Bart (Bob Hoskins), a maniac who trained his ward the way one would a pit bull.
Usually leashed and caged, Danny does virtually nothing but fight for (Bart's) profit. Eventually, Danny meets a blind musician (Morgan Freeman), who teaches him that there's more to life than violence. The question is, can Danny put his past behind him to create a new life that doesn't involve kicking others in the skull?
Okay, that's not the real question. What fans really want to know is how's the action? And given the teaming of Li, Besson and master choreographer Yuen Wo-Ping, it's no wonder the ultimate fan boy recently gave the movie his ultimate accolade: according to Ain't IT Cool News" Harry Knowles, "Unleashed" is "f------ fantastic." (Source: Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman)
