Shanghai Noon
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: May 26, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
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Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
25
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
As irresistible as Chan is irrepressible. In a movie season in which, it seems, all the blockbusters boast wheels, it's a treat to see a movie that has legs. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Jackie Chan's best American picture to date, breathes fresh life into the virtually dormant comedy-western. Read full review
90
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Unstintingly funny -- far more so than the wince-worthy trailer -- owing to Chan's pairing with droll indie eccentric Owen Wilson, as his would-be gunslinger sidekick. Read full review
90
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Wilson is flat-out hilarious, playing this cowboy like a surfer dude zapped back in time.
90
VarietyJoe Leydon
This enjoyable East-meets-Western likely will succeed on its own terms as a sure-fire, long-legged crowd-pleaser. Read full review
90
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
It's an inspired pairing. Wilson is electric as he seduces Chan into a partnership in this self-consciously crafted western, whose cleverness is only part of what makes it so funny. Read full review
90
TimeRichard Schickel
He's (Wilson) a terrific sidekick to Chan's funny, earnest, often victimized righteousness. This kid could be a star. Read full review
90
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Childishly simple, but extremely funny. Read full review
90
The New York TimesDana Stevens
A refreshing movie that's so good natured, so confident of its ability to provoke not queasy awe or numb exhaustion but pure delight. Read full review
88
Boston GlobeJay Carr
There's plenty of invention and exuberant vigor in the chopsocky, and Wilson's cool, ironic drollery provides the perfect foil for Chan's heroics. Read full review
83
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
The film is still a wonderful lark filled with an ingredient most summer blockbusters lack -- likability. Read full review
80
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Jackie Chan's latest teams him up in 1880s America with Owen Wilson -- and gives a giddy glimpse of what he'll be doing after he gets too old to do his death-defying stunts. Read full review
80
Film.comSean Means
Lets Jackie Chan have some fun, ride a horse and frolic in the American West. And when Jackie's having fun, at least some of it trickles down to us. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
This is almost Mel Brooks territory: The frontiersmen think the Chinese are Jews, while the white settlers think it's the Crow Indians who are. Whoosh! Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
This is one of the few recent westerns that requires you to keep your eyes open and memory engaged. Read full review
75
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
The martial arts wizard shows a nice feel for the Butch and Sundance thing. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
If you see only one martial arts Western this year (and there is probably an excellent chance of that), this is the one. Read full review
75
USA TodayMike Clark
This one looks like a sure bet for seven weeks (at least) of audience good fortune. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
He (Chan) still can turn a silly little action comedy like this into a high-spirited, butt-kicking good time. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
The first hit movie western of the new century - wins us with a wink. It leaves you in a bright, happily cross-cultural mood. Adios, amigos. And vaya con Jackie Chan. Read full review
75
San Francisco ExaminerWalter Addiego
Funny enough that it could make buddy pictures respectable again. Read full review
75
New York PostJonathan Foreman
The most enjoyable western comedy since "Blazing Saddles." Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
A modest pleasure, driven by a jumble of Old West signifiers and goofball modern flourishes. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's Wilson's film all the way. He's brings an unexpected frisson of surfer-esque chutzpah to the role of Roy, a bad guy with good intentions, a cowboy who, dammit, just wants to be loved. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
A silly buddy caper that should delight the adolescent at heart, even if some of the jokes have been sitting too long in the desert sun. Read full review
60
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
A trifle at best, a lightweight, wink-wink amalgam of myriad other films, some of which have even starred Chan and Wilson. Read full review
55
Mr. ShowbizCody Clark
Given a decent script, they might make a fun summer movie. Given the script for Shanghai Noon, they've come up with a middling Old West oater that falls flat at least as often as it finds the funny bone. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Lacks confidence in its own much bigger, potentially fascinating story -- an American tale of pageantry and history. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldCurtis Morgan
Chan's string of chop-socky films were never boring. Shanghai Noon is. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineSteve Simels
It's too bad screenwriters Gough and Millar didn't have enough faith in their premise to play it straight; if they had, they might have produced a classic rather than a "Blazing Saddles" without the courage of its convictions. Read full review
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