Shanghai Noon

Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: May 26, 2000

8.5	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 215 Ratings

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MovieGuysMay 7, 2014

Shanghai Noon has some pretty cool martial arts sequences, and Owen and Chan have surprisingly good chemistry. The story, however, has some major problems.

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Kai82Oct 17, 2021

Honestly this is a good western comedy movie that works not that well for me. I am a fan of Jackie Chan, like Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu, the set up idea is creative and there are no notable missteps. However it is in no ones favorite JackieHonestly this is a good western comedy movie that works not that well for me. I am a fan of Jackie Chan, like Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu, the set up idea is creative and there are no notable missteps. However it is in no ones favorite Jackie Chan movie lists, reaches not the higher levels and the humor cant win me over completely. The story is set in 1881 and follows Chon Wang (Wordplay as it is similar to John Wayne) who is a lower ranked imperial guard in the Forbidden City in China. After princess Pei-Pei is abducted at an escape attempt from her golden cage and brought to the USA the emperor sends three of his best guards to safe her. Chon begs to join them as he blames himself for failing the escape aka abduction. So starts the story. It has a creative start and the word culture shock comes to mind. Sadly it is nothing special after this. Two different characters that join together to stop a greater evil. Rush Hour works far better with a similar premise. Now that I think of it it is Rush Hour in the wild west with some adjustments. I think these are mayor enough that I cant call this a simple copy. Lets say the story works but is neither great enough or refreshing to be a masterpiece. The cast safes this for me and a lower rating. Jackie Chan plays Chon Wong and you get what you expect from him (Meant positive). Even if this is far from his best movies it is satisfying. Owen Wilson as Roy O’Bannon works well and I praise him. He works well with jackie Chan. Lucy Liu is always good when not harmed by a script and works also well as princess Pei-Pei. Other than those I will praise Brandon Merill as Falling Leaves, Roger Yuan as Lo Fong and Xander Berkeley as Marshal Van Cleef. The name Van Cleef can be a bow or reference to Lee Van Cleef who is an awesome spaghetti western bad guy best know today for “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”. Back to the review. The actors deliver a good performance. The humor works but is nowhere near the better Jackie Chan movies or comedies. The action scenes are well crafted and are satisfying. Visuals the costumes and sets are O.K but impress me not that much. Overall this was worth watching but was fast forgotten. I have not talked or heard anybody talking about the movie in many years. I must mention that my circle of friends is full of Jackie Chan fans to give perspective. I would neither recommend to watch nor to avoid this movie. A 6/10 seems fair in this case.… Expand

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