Highbinders
(2003)
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Highbinders
(2003)
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| Claire Forlani | ... | ||
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| John Rhys-Davies | ... | ||
| Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | ... |
Lester
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Christy Chung | ... |
Charlotte Watson
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Johann Myers | ... |
Giscard
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Alex Bao | ... |
Jai
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Siu-Ming Lau | ... |
Antiquerium Dealer
(as Lau Siu Ming)
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Diana C. Weng | ... |
Undercover Woman
(as Diana Weng)
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Chow Pok Fu | ... |
High Priest
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Tat-kwong Chan | ... |
Monk
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Wai Cheung Mak | ... |
Monk
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Anthony Carpio | ... |
Guard Monk
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Eddie, an indomitable Hong Kong cop, is transformed into an immortal warrior with superhuman powers after a fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion. Eddie enlists the help of British Interpol agent Nicole to determine the secret of the medallion and face down the evil Snakehead who wants to use its magical powers for his own nefarious plans. Written by AB
It has taken Jackie Chan about 27 years, a good 60 movies or so, and a few near death experiences for him to decide that he can start making movies that don't regularly involve certain death, thanks to CGI. The results are not so good. In fact, I'll just say it: 'The Medallion' is a terrible action movie.
Jackie plays Eddie Yang, a Hong Kong detective chasing a villain named Snakehead (those villains and their crazy names). Snakehead, like all Hong Kong villains is actually English, so when he kidnaps a boy with the power to control The Medallion, Yang follows him to Ireland to reclaim the Medallion and find the child (who just goes to prove, that even if you live in a Buddhist temple in a sewer below Hong Kong, you can still learn to speak perfect English with an English accent).
Seems like 'The Golden Child'? Why yes, yes it does. Its a fun fantasy movie for kids, but anyone wanting to watch an action movie should watch this up until a short cameo appearance by Sammo Hung and then turn it off very quickly. Now I'm not a fan of CGI action, but I assumed that with Jackie Chan starring and Sammo Hung directing the action - two action masters - could still pull of some entertaining action scenes. Apparently not, as 'The Medallion' is only marginally better than, oh, say 'Charlie's Angels 2'.
Fun for kids, but action fans should avoid entirely. I'm being generous when I give this 5/10.