Friday 20 January 2012

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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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