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| Year: | 2000 |
| Country of origin: | USA |
| Director: | Tom Dey |
| Genre: | Martial arts comedy |
| Starring: | Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, |
| Rating: | 3/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184894/ |
| Tagline: | The Classic Western Gets A Kick In The Pants. |
| Favourite line: | "How about that? It's a Mexican standoff. Only we ain't got no Mexicans." |
Enjoyably silly action comedy with the grand master, Jackie Chan.
Chan plays a Chinese Imperial guard in the mid 1800's, sent to America by order of the Emperor to bring back a princess who is captive of a particularly unpleasant Chinese character named Lo Fong.
Upon arrival in America, Chan has the misfortune to be on a train when a gang of outlaws, led by the most laid back, incompetent cowboy of them all, Owen Wilson, storm the train on a robbery.
Inevitably, as Chan seeks the Princess, their paths become inexorably linked.
Some decent fight sequences, Chan's trademark stuntwork (though toned down from his earlier work, presumably due to age), and a witty script make this entertaining enough fare.
I liked it.
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