To make the world a better place, but because he's trying to claim a largeĪmount of money that he didn't earn. Not so here.īuck Yuen's adventure begins not because duty calls, not because he wants Jackie Chan's films, he plays pretty much the same character. Lameness coming in the form of some rather fake-looking lighting duringĪ scene at sea, and the whole film generally looks every bit as slick asĪ typical Hollywood action movie, if not slicker.

The production valuesĪre through the roof by Hong Kong standards, with the only true visual To seeing from the clown prince of action cinema. Is a much more serious and intricately-structured effort than we're accustomed Would be both far too vague and somewhat insulting. REVIEW: To say that 'this is not your father's Jackie Chan movie' I must admit, though, that this one part of 'Accidental Spy' was eerily reminiscent of a certain scene in 'The Protector.' And was that really the bottom of Jackie's scrotum that we saw? It's far from my favorite Chan film, but it should at least keep me modestly satisfied until I see 'New Police Story.'

Sure, it was not widescreen, but it at least reminded me of what Jackie could do best. However, my spirits were somewhat uplifted by seeing 'Accidental Spy' on Encore Mystery. Chan's apparently sorry-ass efforts to appeal to a broad audience didn't really interest me. WithĪn assortment of characters fighting him along the way, will Bei succeedĪLVIN GEORGE'S REVIEW: Like others here at City On Fire, I've generally had a ho-hum attitude about recent Jackie Chan movies (and recent HK movies in general, I might add) as of late. He realizes he has become the key to locating a lung cancer virus. As Bei is drawn deeper into the game of cat and mouse, To fulfill his dreams of adventure and fortune travelling to Korea andĮven exotic Turkey. Long-lost son of a rich Korean businessman. Meets Liu, a private investigator who convinces Bei that he may be the When he realizes that these men are robbingĪ jewelry store, he jumps into action to foil their plans. One normal dull day, Bei follows his instincts to trail two suspicious This action movie unfolds with the story of Bei, a salesman at a workoutĮquipment store, who harbors dreams of adventures. 'Unfortunately, the longest fight scene has Jackie half naked!'Ĭhan, Vivian Hsu, Kim Min Jeong, Wu Hsing-kuo, Eric Tsang, Bradley JamesĪllen, Cheung Tat-ming, Alfred Cheung, Ha Ping, Vincent Kuk

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