Jackie Chan's First Strike
(1996)
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Jackie Chan's First Strike
(1996)
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Jackson Liu | ... |
Jackson Tsui
(as Jackson Lou)
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Annie Wu | ... |
Annie Tsui
(as Chen Chun Wu)
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Bill Tung | ... | |
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Yuri Petrov | ... |
Col. Gregor Yegorov
(as Jouri Petrov)
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Nonna Grishaeva | ... |
Natasha
(as Grishajeva Nonna)
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John Eaves | ... |
Mark
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Terry Woo | ... |
Uncle Seven
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Kristopher Kazmarek | ... |
Cmdr. Korda
(as Kristoff Kaczmarek)
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Ailen Sit | ... |
Golden Dragon Club Member
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Man-Ching Chan | ... |
Golden Dragon Club Member
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Rocky Lai | ... |
Golden Dragon Club Member
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Chan Wai To | ... |
Golden Dragon Club Member
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Brett Arthur | ... |
Hit Man
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Mark French | ... |
Hit Man
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Jackie, a cop, participates in a sting operation on an international spy-ring. But when one of them (Tsui) gets away, Jackie is ordered to apprehend him. This leads Jackie all over the globe starting with Tsui's sister in Australia. The story follows him as he tries to stay alive and capture the villain. Written by P. Wong <pwong@nt.net>
"First Strike" is at its worst when it tries to be a James Bond spoof and comes off as a cut-rate Bond imitation. It's at its best when it lets Jackie Chan do what he does best: performing awesome physical stunts and engaging in lightning-paced fight scenes. The plot is utterly disjointed, and I would go so far as to say that there are only two or three really good scenes here, but these are SO good they make the movie worth watching anyway. The "ladder scene", in particular, simply defies belief; Jackie Chan seems to be pushing the boundaries of what we consider "humanly possible". (**1/2)