- Acting for Two: Several actors play counterpart characters from the different dimensions; Jet Li plays both protagonist and antagonist, plus a few additional ones that we see getting killed off. Each character is significantly different from the other; Carla Gugino plays Gabe's loving wife and Yulaw's rather trampy-looking consort. She also plays his wife's Backup Twin in another universe.
- Fake American: Englishman Jason Statham as the American Funsch.
- Follow the Leader: The movie capitalized on the popularity of themes and ideas inspired by The Matrix during the late 90s/early 2000s. The title itself was even mostly seen a less-than-subtle reference to Neo.
- Playing Against Type: Jet Li plays a villain, and he's freaking terrifying. Also, Jason Statham is NOT an unstoppable badass, and actually shows a range of emotions instead of his usual menacing scowl.
- What Could Have Been:
- Originally, the film was supposed to star The Rock as the main character, but he chose to do The Scorpion King instead. Imagine two doubles giving each other the "eyebrow".
- Jackie Chan was approached for the project but turned it down because of his policy of never playing the bad guy.
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