Wed., Jun. 16, 2004 12:00 AM PDT
Jackie Chan's blast from the past is a total hack job. The often retold Jules Verne story finds an inventor (all hail the supreme silliness of
Steve Coogan!) taking on the monstrous task of circling the globe in less than three months sans planes, trains and automobiles, all to win a spot at the Royal Academy and bragging rights. In one of the most ridiculously useless subplots of all time, his valet (Chan) joins him in order to get a stolen jade Buddha back to his Chinese village.
While there are some wacky characters and some funny bits mocking various cultures, there are also several unfulfilling cameos (including the Governator Ah-nuld playing a womanizing Turkish prince). Chan's choreography is becoming clunkier with age, and the stunts are suffering--unless a statue pulling down someone's pants or a bad guy getting spanked mid-fight is your idea of hilarious. Kung phooey!
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