The Tuxedo (2002)
I’ve concluded that watching a Jackie Chan film involves some of the same elements as watching a porn flick. Amid all the exciting action, there’s usually a dumb plot set up as a device...
2000s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published September 29, 2002 · Last modified January 8, 2020
I’ve concluded that watching a Jackie Chan film involves some of the same elements as watching a porn flick. Amid all the exciting action, there’s usually a dumb plot set up as a device...
1980s / Action / Comedy / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published March 20, 2002 · Last modified March 20, 2019
Cannonball Run was a childhood favorite of mine and is one of my all-time guiltiest pleasures. The reason I like the film doesn’t stem from the usual things — I am not a fan...
2000s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts / Thriller
by Vincent Leo · Published August 7, 2001 · Last modified April 29, 2019
I’ve heard that sometimes in comedy it’s not what you say but the way you say it that will inspire laughs. After watching Rush Hour 2, you’d think the makers took this philosophy as the...
2000s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published August 1, 2001 · Last modified December 11, 2019
The Accidental Spy is a typical Jackie Chan flick that delivers what you expect. There’s going to be some fantastic fighting. There’s going to be some incredible stunt work. There’s going to be some moments...
Chon Wang (Chan) — which not so coincidentally sounds like John Wayne — is an Imperial Guard in China, sworn to protect the Emperor and his family. Princess Pei Pei (Liu) is kidnapped and Chon joins...
1980s / Action / Adventure / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published December 20, 1999 · Last modified February 16, 2019
A hunter of fortune (Chan, Police Story) has an old flame get kidnapped when he has recovered a sword that was one of only five remaining pieces of the Armour of God, armor used during the...
1980s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published May 5, 1999 · Last modified February 16, 2019
A Hong Kong factory owned by a corrupt and powerful businessman is pumping waste into a local pond. The pond owner sues for wrongful pollution, while the lawyer for the defense designs to have...
1990s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published May 10, 1998 · Last modified April 2, 2019
A trio of scientists studying strange meteorites are abducted by a crew of commandos, but the commando squad is sabotaged by someone higher up and only Jackie (Chan) survives – but he can’t even remember...
1990s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published January 19, 1998 · Last modified February 3, 2019
City Hunter is an action film based on the popular Japanese comic book of the same name. The plotline centers around a womanizing private investigator named Ryu Saeba (Chan, Police Story 2), who is hired to...
1990s / Action / Comedy / Martial Arts
by Vincent Leo · Published January 17, 1998 · Last modified February 16, 2019
A TV chef (Chan, Thunderbolt) gets embroiled in a plot by dangerous underworld types to get a videotape of a secret drug deal and murder when he accidentally bumps into a reporter who threatens to blow...
Reviews from film writer Vince Leo, covering all eras and genres of films from classics to the latest releases.
Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.