Rogue Assassin a.k.a. War

Saw this the next day! Geez crap movie, lots of violence. Somehow halfway wanted to go out shopping! Thank God for explanations to half brilliant person like me. I'm not the only one who didn't exactly get it :P




Plot

During a shootout against Chinese Triads at a dock warehouse, FBI agents John Crawford (Jason Statham) and Tom Lone (Terry Chen) stumble across the notorious assassin Rogue (Jet Li). Rogue, a former CIA assassin who now works for the Japanese Yakuza, ambushes Crawford and is about to execute him, when Lone appears ands shoots Rogue in the face, causing him to fall into the water and disappear. A few days later, Rogue gets his revenge by going to Lone's house, where he shoots Lone in the face, kills Lone's wife and his child in front of him, then kills Lone and burns the house to the ground. Crawford vows revenge on Rogue for the death of his partner.

Three years later, Rogue resurfaces, apparently in the employ of Chinese Triad boss Chang (John Lone). Rogue is assisting Chang against Chang's arch-enemy and Rogue's former employer; the leader of the Japanese Yakuza, Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi). Rogue's task is to recover a pair of antique gold horses, family heirlooms of Chang that were stolen by Shiro many years ago. However, Rogue is secretly setting the Yakuza and the Triads against each other, in order to push the two sides towards all-out war.

Crawford, now the head agent of the FBI's Asia Crime Task Force, is determined to hunt Rogue down and exact revenge for his partner Lone's death. Crawford's pursuit of Rogue has taken a toll on his personal life; he is now separated from his wife, and is so obsessed with his work that he is unable to have a stable family life. Crawford pursues Rogue multiple times in the wake of Rogue's various killing sprees against the Triads and Yakuza, but Rogue always manages to stay one step ahead.
Ultimately, it turns out Rogue has been working for the Yakuza all along, his mission being to gain Chang's trust in order to betray him later. However, Rogue shows reluctance when he is ordered to kill Chang's wife and child as well. Although Rogue does eventually execute Chang, he helps Chang's wife and child escape to safety, and even kills the Yakuza minions sent to help him kill Chang's family.

With Chang dead, Shiro is finally ready to come to America, where he intends to take over Yakuza business operations. However, he is confronted by Crawford and the FBI; Crawford presents Shiro with proof that Rogue has betrayed him and spared Chang's family, but Shiro refuses to assist Crawford in locating Rogue.

Later, Rogue appears to deliver the horses to Shiro personally. Shiro, knowing of Rogue's betrayal, captures Rogue and demands the location of Chang's family. Rogue kills all of Shiro's men, and engages in a sword fight against Shiro himself. Rogue reveals that he is actually FBI agent Tom Lone; after the real Rogue killed Lone's family three years ago, Lone managed to overpower and kill him. Lone then assumed Rogue's identity (aided by their similar facial injuries, and Rogue's known habit of using plastic surgery to disguise himself) in order to get revenge for the death of his family. Rogue/Lone reveals that his actions have all been designed to bring him face-to-face with Shiro, so he could kill the man who ordered the death of his family. Shiro himself reveals that the man responsible is actually Lone's partner John Crawford; Crawford has been working for Shiro all these years, and gave Shiro Lone's identity as an FBI agent as well as his home address. Angered, Rogue disarms and decapitates Shiro.

Rogue then calls Crawford, telling him to meet him at the dock warehouse where it all began three years ago. Crawford goes to the warehouse, where he and Rogue battle each other in an intense hand-to-hand fight. When Rogue reveals his identity as Lone, a devastated Crawford reveals that he only gave Shiro Lone's address because he thought that the Yakuza were only going to beat Lone up to teach him a lesson for shooting Rogue. Crawford says he had no idea Shiro would send Rogue himself to Lone's house to kill him and his family, and asks for forgiveness. Rogue informs Crawford that "Tom is dead, my name is Rogue" and prepares to shoot Crawford. An FBI sniper Crawford brought along as backup appears and prepares to shoot Rogue, but Crawford stops him from firing. Rogue then shoots his former partner in the back and drives off.