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Summary: Good but not great; terrific action
Review: The action sequences in this film are outstanding, as you might expect; I have yet to see a Jackie Chan film that disappointed me in that respect. However, other aspects of this film *did* disappoint me. The flow was choppy, a lot of the dialogue was delivered woodenly, in many scenes people stood about in somewhat unnatural poses, and the two female characters were barely more than window dressing, with mediocre lines poorly delivered. I don't know if this is the first film Ser Chan has directed, but IMHO he needs to work on it some more. There's a lot of potential here. There was much less humour in this picture than in the other Jackie Chan films I've seen, and I definitely missed that humour. Even with its flaws, I give this four stars, and think it's worth at least renting if not owning (I own it, if that's any indication :-). It's a good film; enjoy it -- but be aware that (IMHO) there are even better Jackie Chan films out there.
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Summary: who am i ?
Review: This is one of jackie Chan's best movies. The fights are amazing. So are the car chaces. I reccomend it to anyone.
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Summary: Aptly titled
Review: Reading all the raves below, I'm wondering what movie these people saw. Jackie continues to try my patience as a Chanfan, as he has for a few years now. I'm almost ready to give up on him after this."Who am I?", indeed. Jackie's identity crisis (or persona crisis) gets in the way here more than ever, as he struggles to transform himself from an Asian martial arts/comedy star to an American action star. Here he falls between two stools (figuratively, not literally like he usually does), abandoning what he does best to attempt a U.S.-style boom-bang flick, something he has neither the expertise nor the budget to pull off. So we get Van Damme-ish story + skimpy kung-fu content + the usual wooden English-speaking actors, but a lot more of them. And what's with Jackie's poor-man's-Scorsese direction? The camera spun circles around the performers until I almost got sick. It was all so dull that I must admit to fast-forwarding through large chunks of it (which brings up another point: too long). The only reason this gets two stars is because of two or three fabulous fight sequences, especially the climactic one on the skyscraper, which was FLABBERGASTING. It makes this just barely worth a rental for Jackie diehards. Everyone else, see "Supercop" or something again.
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Summary: Jackie Chan - Who Am I?
Review: As is usually the case with Jackie Chan movies made for Western audiences, Jackie's super-fast martial arts and insane stunts have been mostly replaced with guns and special effects which just aren't necessary in a JC film. Still, if you take away all that and can wait about 45 minutes for the good stuff to kick in, then you're still left with a great watch. The 40+ Chan is showing no signs of slowing down and performs some of his craziest stunts to date, including an unbelievable tumble down an huge skyscraper. As long as Jackie doesn't become too Americanised and continues to churn out the self-created special effects and not the computer generated ones, then his movie career should be a long way from being over.
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Summary: Jackie Chan at his Best
Review: I have to say that this movie is by far one of his best movies ever. The story, fight scenes, and the different locations come together very well. The acting was not that bad and the fight scene on the rooftop was the best I ever seen. I did wish they would have used the beautiful Michelle Ferre a little more in the movie than giving her such small parts. But If your looking for a movie with lots of action pick up this movie today.
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Summary: Buy this Movie!
Review: Want to see one of the best fight scenes ever? Then buy this DVD and watch the rooftop fight scene! Absolutely beautiful to watch. The choreography is amazing. The rest of the movie is pretty darn good too. You'll gasp as Jackie slides down the side of a building and your jaw will drop when you see him escape from the Internal Security team. Great action, great fights, great stunts, and great chase scenes. One of my top five Jackie Chan picks!
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Summary: Great Performance By Jackie
Review: My Opinion is that Jackie Chan really took acting to another level when he added his own death defying stunts! This was a GREAT Movie, It had a good plot to it, and didn't leave you sitting there bored any time of the movie! I Personally think the end Fight where Jackie Takes on These two other BREATH Taking Martial artists really made me give this movie 5 Stars! When he fought one of the opponents it some what reminded me of his ending fight in Drunken Master 2, his opponents flexability is incredible! I would just buy the movie for that one fight scene and as always the movie has plenty of great stunts and flashy moves by chan! What more can i say... Buy it! By The Way, If you purchase the DVD versian make sure to put slow motion on at the end where the woman playing a reporter gives the fake CIA a round-house kick, he was caucasion but seems to turn oriental when he gets kicked, lol...
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Summary: US Film Industry Screws Us Again
Review: Well, as usual, the US Film Industry screwed us again out of what could have been a great Jackie movie. For some reason, the US Film people think that Americans are incapable of understanding or enjoying the full version of any of Jackie's movies. It has been a frustration of many Jackie fans for YEARS! Scenes cut to save time, also ruin the continuity of the movie. Important scenes are cut to squeeze a movie into that 90 minute time frame. Any of you who have ever seen the Hong Kong versions of ANY of Jackie's movies know what I'm talking about. Many times it changes the mood and meaning of the whole movie. Who Am I? was a good movie, but the HK version is 100% better than the US version. I just wish they would release it the way it was meant to be release...COMPLETE!
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Summary: .
Review: This remarkably silly, direct-to-video Chan release is actually one of his better American movies. Funny, painfully cheesy, and full of quality action sequences all the way through. Recommended to those who found Supercop and Mr. Nice Guy a bit lackluster.
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Summary: see this movie
Review: Having seen Rush Hour, I was glad to see that Jackie was allowed the freedom to direct his starring movies once again. A main theme for him was the importance of conserving the environment, and the whole beginning third of the movie, set in South Africa, especially the jungle and safari scenes, were to get this message across. I thought his use of Rotterdam as a location was a great idea, as it let me see for really the first time what Holland is like, from the picturesque scenes, to the clog fight, the reclining bicycle, and the Dutch half of the martial arts duo he faces in the climactic finish. The stuff he can pull off at the age of 44-45 is breath-taking. If you look closely, though, you can see visible signs of the years of sheer endeavor taking its toll on him. Now obviously this is only a relative comment, and not a criticism at all- his films are showing yet another transition as he takes the stiffening of his body into account, employing different kinds of stunts and action sequences without sacrificing the qualites we expect from his characters. I wished Yuki was given more of a role in the movie- I don't know who did the scene where the car she drives revolves at full speed and neatly parks itself inconspicuosly into a space barely big enough to fit it, but it was amazing. As for Michele Ferre, she's very pretty, and I think she did ok given the script she had to work with - y'know, she HAD to come across as an ingratiating reporter, and so on. The revolving bucket scene, the escape from the South African secret police, the lion chase, the FIGHT at the end, the list goes on and on. I know it isn't as radically packed with stunts and fights like some of his other movies, but it was good enough for me. I actually found the flashback in the helicopter (where the hitherto nameless agents from across the globe introduce themselevs to each other) really touching, with its camaraderie and all. Oh, did anyone notice the guy who said he was from Korea? That's Ken Lo- the guy who played Jackie's nemesis in Drunken Master 2, and fought him in that amazing factory fight. In this movie, he gets 3 seconds worth of camera time! He's Jackie's real life bodyguard, and he often gets little cameo's like in this one. Occasionally he's outright funny (see "Gorgeous"). The Chinese guy at the end also gets some repeat appearances. In this movie, though, the Dutch guy with the bandy, machine gun legs and cool dutch accent (I loved his "or we take the disk, and throw you off" to Jackie's character in the end)is great. There's lots of humour interspersed throughout the movie as well, and all in all, it adds up to a thrilling movie. Buy it, rent it, whatever, just don't miss it.
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