I consider myself somewhat of a Jackie Chan fan. I had thirteen of his films on dvd when I bought this one. I was looking forward to his trademark comedy/action style and hair-raising stunts when I sat down to watch it. Unfortunately I was to be very disappointed. The storyline is weak, the characters are ridiculous and the comedy dire. This though I may have forgiven for a bit of good old Jackie action. Now this is the film's main problem - Jackie Chan is hardly in the film and only in a few somewhat average action sequences. With the films one chance of redemption notably absent I am sad to say I got rid of it two days later ( the only one of his which I have). The best bit about the dvd was an interview in the extras with Richard Norton (actor/stuntman) who's had an interesting life having worked with a number of stars. My recommendation if you want similar characters in a good action/comedy film is Project A.
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