Jackie Chan really is a fantastic leading man. He is so funny and an amazing martial artist. You really see how his major US acting career spanned from this and stuff like RUMBLE IN THE BRONX. The trial that takes place in the middle of the movie is so well done. It’s like there’s a mini courtroom drama in the middle of this action comedy. In fact, this movie ping pongs between true comedy moments to then moments that are really dark then to the fight scenes. After Chan has been framed when he returns to the police station he looks emotionally destroyed in a way that I have never seen a leading action star do. He really is a fantastic actor. The action set pieces are also great. I was shocked when they blew up that whole shanty town. It felt like something big enough to be in a FAST AND FURIOUS or AVENGERS film. The May character really only is in here so Chan can have his screwball misunderstanding moments (seriously, he is basically a Cary Grant who fights). When she is at the mall, it becomes annoying that she is just there as a liability. I liked the actress, its just the addition of her in the story made the script feel uneven.
