This is an abysmal film, whose only saving graces are the ripped-off music (from better films such as Chinatown), and a few unintentional moments of humour.
One such example would be a "threatening" phone-call to the police office asking for a purse. My 4 year-old brother laughed for about 10 minutes in a badly cut scene where Lee Man Tai puts his trousers on (having thought he had slept in the Charlie Chin's bed). Go figure.
There are few films more exploitative in their packaging, as Chan only appears fleetingly throughout the film, and in those scenes, there are no moments at all where Chan shines in this movie.
As the lead, Chin is wooden and unconvincing, he is put to better effect in his later collaborations with Chan. All in all, it is advised that you seek the films that the title apes, namely Police Story and Rumble In Hong Kong.
One such example would be a "threatening" phone-call to the police office asking for a purse. My 4 year-old brother laughed for about 10 minutes in a badly cut scene where Lee Man Tai puts his trousers on (having thought he had slept in the Charlie Chin's bed). Go figure.
There are few films more exploitative in their packaging, as Chan only appears fleetingly throughout the film, and in those scenes, there are no moments at all where Chan shines in this movie.
As the lead, Chin is wooden and unconvincing, he is put to better effect in his later collaborations with Chan. All in all, it is advised that you seek the films that the title apes, namely Police Story and Rumble In Hong Kong.