New Police Story (2006)

Jackie Chan
Nicholas Tse
Daniel Wu
Charlene Choi

Directed by Benny Chan

Plot: Massive explosions and incredible stunts abound as Jackie Chan makes what many refer to as a comeback with this Chinese release. He plays the burned-out Inspector Wing, whose motivation died when the rest of his police team was wiped out at the hands of a wily and brutal new gang. When, against the odds, a rookie cop rouses the weathered Inspector to go after the gang, however, there is no stopping him until justice has been served.

Review: Jackie Chan is back! After a strong American start with films like Rush Hour 1 & 2, Shanghi Noon, & Shanghi Knights, Jackie started to fall short. After releasing The Medallion and The Tuxedo I was starting to wonder if we would ever see Jackie Chan again. After much worry and searching I found him!

Jackie Chan returns to his Asian cinema roots and reinvents one his most popular film series, Police Story. Not only does this film have the classic Jackie Chan fight scenes, but a new side of him that I never seen. He gives a very emotional performance; one that I believe is the best of his career. When you think of Jackie Chan, you think great fighting, crazy stunts, and comedy. In this film you get all, but the comedy. There are funny moments, but overall this is a very emotional story. When I finished watching this movie, I had that feeling again after seeing him for the first time. What was even cooler to me is one of the extras on the DVD. You can watch Jackie actually dubbing the English version of this film and see his frustration when trying to redo everything in English. I think this is not only the best Chan film in a while, I believe this is his best overall film to date.
 

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