![]() It seems here that Jackie's losing his edge for the action scenes, but he proved that he obviously still has it with The Foreigner (2017) in the same year.Think becoming Hollywood’s next big action star is a tough nut to crack? Tell that to the four heroes of the action comedy “Plan B”! The debut feature of German stunt team Reel Deal Action Design, “Plan B” injects liberal doses of refreshing, quirky comedy into a nostalgic throwback to the 80’s, evidenced in everything from our heroes’ wardrobes to the blistering, Jackie Chan-esque stunts and martial arts action they dish out at regular intervals! It's not very fun, and much screen time is given to people we don't care about. I can't recommend this one, and even Jackie Chan fans should exercise caution. The long climax in the caves with the artifacts is very derivative of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and while the final fight is ok, it's a little short. ![]() The fight in the ice caves, the street fight, the fight with the briefcase, the car chase (in which Jackie drives a car with a lion in it), and the final fight. Here though, he abandons everything everyone loved about his previous works for this strange, strange movie. This movie's marketing made a big deal out of him directing, which is fair as he's responsible for some of Jackie's all-time best vehicles. Seriously, what? Stanley Tong, obviously trying something new, should stick to his usual action territory. Like, the entire cast does this big choreographed dance, and they sing. The ending has to be one of the weirdest movie endings I've ever seen. ![]() He's annoying, and seems like a villain from a Disney movie. The villain is not very evil, and too OTT. The girls' roles were obnoxious and not well fleshed out, and the scene with the hyenas was ok, but a little annoying. Yes he's funny and likable, but we want to see him fight and do stuns and there is painfully little of that here. Both movies focused way too much on the adventure plot, with way too little of a focus on why everyone loves Jackie. ![]() I have the same problem with this that I did with Chan's other 2012 action/adventure project, Sap ji sang ciu (2012). Kung Fu Yoga is boring, dumb, way too cartoonish, and not that fun. Why? Seriously, just why? Jackie Chan once again delivers a boring adventure movie that doesn't even come close to the heights of his early career in the 80s and 90s. ![]()
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