The Dog | Danny

Raised as a human attack dog by a vicious loan shark, a broken young man discovers the redemptive power of music, kindness, and family when he is taken in by a blind piano tuner.

Danny (Jet Li) has been raised since childhood by the sadistic gangster Bart (Bob Hoskins) to be nothing more than a weapon. Locked in a cage under the floor when not in use, Danny wears a steel collar and is conditioned to attack on command, showing no mercy or emotion. His only instinct is violence — until a car accident separates him from Bart. Wounded and lost, Danny is discovered by Sam (Morgan Freeman), a blind, gentle piano tuner, and his teenage stepdaughter Victoria (Kerry Condon). For the first time in his life, Danny experiences kindness, music, and a home. But when Bart tracks him down, Danny must decide: return to the monster who made him, or fight for the humanity he’s only just learned to feel. Danny the Dog

Part brutal martial arts thriller, part tender fable. The film contrasts bone-crunching, animalistic fight sequences (choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping) with lyrical, quiet scenes of Danny discovering Schubert on a piano. It’s La Femme Nikita meets The Elephant Man — with Jet Li delivering a rare, largely silent, emotionally raw performance. Raised as a human attack dog by a