After having just finished watching Infernal Affairs II (for the third time) I have concluded that all Western actors in Asian films are merely planks of wood dressed up to look like people. I mean, if Hollywood films can get the best Asian actors to cameo, surely it can work the other way too? Hell, Takeshi Kitano was in Johnny Mnemonic for god’s sake and all Ong-Bak can get is a bunch of backwards freaks with about as much charisma as a bunch of comatose dogs. If you’re wondering why Infernal Affairs II brought on this rant, it was the purportedly British police, who couldn’t have been more boring, I yawned for the full 5 seconds they were on screen, right before attempting suicide. Let’s have Bill Nighy and Liam Neeson suited up, add some star quality to the force!

And yes, before someone points out the obvious, I am quite aware that it is due to production budgets, but let’s face it, Asian stars are commanding bigger salaries by the day so a little extra would do no harm. When will they all start to realise how much it bugs me? Forget the CGI explosion, give me some Western talent and get rid of the MDF wannabes!