It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
View MoreWhile it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
View MoreThe movie really just wants to entertain people.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
View MoreThis incoherently plotted action film stars Jackie Chan as an amnesiac soldier on the run from the CIA. It is for the most part light and comedic, which may be why the occasional attempts to make the audience sorry for Jackie Chan come off so poorly. There's a fairly typical mix of amusing, wacky women, evil folk, and henchmen with surprisingly high skills in martial arts.When I watch a Jackie Chan action movie, what I'm really looking for is those terrific, comedic-balletic fights that made me love him to begin with, but most of the action here is big pieces with chases or shooting, with just a little bit of actual Chan martial arts, most notably in a fun scene near the end. There are some amusing bits, like a scene in which Jackie tries to talk with a numb mouth, and a few good stunts, but this is quite missable.
View MoreAmusing and colorful action movie with Jackie Chan taking on dealers who kidnap three scientists in charge of very powerful meteorite fragments . It packs a violent confrontation between Jackie and double agents from CIA . This exciting story about a secret agent also named Jackie Chan is stunningly played and efficiently directed. Chang participates in a sting operation against an international spy-ring that is smuggling meteorite scraps with objective to create some nuclear weapons . The secret agent loses his record after falling from a crashing chopper . The commandos were then murdered in a helicopter crash , except Jackie who fell out of the chopper . Later on , Jackie was picked up by a a tribe of South African natives , who then asked him his name . Sadly, Jackie had lost his records and shouted 'Who Am I? . He is then pursued by a great number of other agency operatives, but he has no idea why . This leads Jackie traveling all over the globe beginning in Africa and finishing in Rotterdan . His journey with aid from two female sidekicks (Michelle Febre and Yamamoto) to find out his memory leads him all the way to Rotterdam where he coincidentally learns the location of the organization that abducted the three scientists. With no record , Chan is thirsty for answers by any means necessary . The story follows him as he attempts to stay alive and chase the villain . When CIA staff is deceived by a wicked criminal traitor called the General (Ed Nelson) , Chan turns into an unfortunate spy , he then is also double-crossed . A young journalist (Febre) helps him to track down and apprehend the gang commanded by a double agent (Ron Smerczak) . Then Chan looks for vengeance against the ominous villains at a cat and mouse game.This exciting movie is crammed of thrills , unstopped action , overwhelming stunt-work and lots of violence but with humor . Jackie Chan is top notch as one army man fighting a group of heinous criminals and as always he makes his own stunts like is showed on the final fake-shots . Awesome , incredible stunts and brief comic touches , as usual ; the picture is better constructed than Chan's predecessors films . The lighting-paced storyline slows down at times , but frantic action sequences make up for it . Spotlights movie include a stirring car pursuit , impressive and interminable fights , breathtaking images with Chan going down a building, and other extraordinary action sequences in James Bond style . This is a phenomenal action movie distinguished by nicely cinematography of the spectacular sequences , and contains agreeable sense of humor such as previous entries . However while the former outings Jackie teamed up to prestigious actresses and fine action stars in their own right , like Maggie Cheung and Michelle Khan , at this film his two parternaires , Michelle Ferre and Yamamoto, are unknown . This is a passable action movie distinguished by ferocious sequences , and packs silly sense of humor as well as Jackie's subsequent entries . The picture achieves success in USA and around the world . However , Jackie Chan's failed at Box-office in his American debut ,¨Battle creel brawl¨ . Chan is a hard-working actor and director throughout his long and varied career .He went on playing ¨Cannoball¨ , ¨The protector¨ and "Rumble in the Bronx", until getting all American success with ¨Shangai Knights¨ , ¨The tuxedo¨ , ¨Around the world in 8days¨ and ¨Rush hour¨ trilogy , and of the course the recent ¨Karate kid¨. Of course , his big hits were ¨The Police story¨ series that won the Golden Horse Award, a Chinese version of the Oscar , the first was titled ¨Police story(1985)¨ directed by the same Chan , it was a perfect action film for enthusiastic of the genre ; the following was ¨Police story 2(1988)¨also pretty violent and with abundant humor touches. It's followed by this ¨Supercop¨ or ¨Police story 3¨ and finally, ¨Police story IV : Crime story. The picture is lavishly produced by the great Asian producers Raymond Chow and Golden Harvest production and compellingly directed by Benny Chan . Benny made various Jackie Chan vehicles as ¨New Police story¨and ¨Robin B-Hood¨ . Rating : Acceptable and passable , the picture has its sensational moments here and there , but also pretty violent and with abundant humor touches mostly provided by its agile star , the super Jackie . It's a perfect action film for enthusiast of the genre .
View MoreThough he is known for campy American titles such as Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon and The Tuxedo, Jackie Chan's finest films were released outside of the United States and to this day millions of people worldwide can agree they are the most entertaining films of all time. Jackie Chan's Who Am I is another film to add to the massive list.After spending a few years working on projects and doing appearances in the United States, Jackie Chan went back to directing his own film once again. This time Jackie Chan was a member of the special forces. Their mission was to kidnap some scientists in South Africa to work on a massive weapon that could be sold for millions of dollars. Everyone involved with this mission, with the exception of several "higher ups" were to be killed in a staged helicopter accident. Jackie Chan was fortunate enough to fall out of the helicopter before it crashed and killed the rest of his colleagues. Once his face surfaced again, he was seen as a threat to the project. The only problem is Jackie Chan has amnesia and he doesn't know why everyone was after him. It was up to him to fight for his life and to do what's right.What makes Jackie Chan's Who Am I superior to majority of Hollywood films is all of the stunts in this film were as real as they appeared on film. There were no dummies, no nets, no green screens, etc. When a film has a realistic aspect it makes it easier to suspend disbelief.The storytelling was pretty solid. All information you needed to know regarding the film was explained properly throughout the movie. They didn't over analyze everything nor did they leave anything out. It's the perfect film to watch without getting confused or leaving you scratching your head.The fight scenes were absolutely amazing! The action looked as real as it would look if you witnessed a street fight outside of your home. They didn't need slow motion replays, fancy music or the typical close ups during fight scenes in Hollywood films. The action sold it's self, which is quite rare in the film industry.I felt most of the characters in the film did a good job portraying the character they played. Right after Jackie, my favorite character was agent Morgan. He was literally somebody you wanted to jab right into the face. The only character I felt was lacking was Christine Spark aka the "reporter". It seemed as if she tried too hard to portray herself as a good person that was on Jackie's side.Overall, the film is very good! It's hard to find any flaws with majority of films directed by Jackie Chan.
View MoreIt's really a fun movie, but don't expect a good story. Its pure and simple Jackie Chan action. Lots of fighting, not much story and always action! In this movie Jackie Chan loses his memory in a helicopter crash. The organization responsible for the crash wants him death, in case he remembers certain things... So Jackie tries to fiend out who's trying to kill him. This search brings him all around the world, too Rotterdam! There the action really begins!The most fun about this movie is that its shot in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which happens to be my home land! But you have to consider, if the best I can say about a movie is the place it has been shot, maybe its not such a great movie. But he...Who cares, its fun isn't it? And thats what matters.
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