A decent movie. It means well, and is energetic, but it is also very silly and came across as forgettable. I must say it looks ravishing with colourful set designs and lavish-looking costumes. Steve Coogan does well as Phinias Fogg, Cecile De France is very charming and likable as his love interest and Jackie Chan proves what a talented versatile actor he is with a very entertaining rendition of Passepartout with very inventive stunts. Jim Broadbent is excellent as Lord Kelvin, and there are truly elaborate set pieces. While it was reasonably entertaining, what spoiled this movie? Well for one thing, the script was weak a vast majority of the time. And don't expect a faithful adaptation of Jules Verne's story, otherwise you are in for disappointment. There are similarities to the story and the 1956 film but the subplot about the Buddha statue was bordering on ridiculous. And there are some very silly moments, the accident prone police sergeant was very entertaining and Ewen Bremmer played him brilliantly. But I wasn't sure whether General Fang was a necessary character, but the silliest character for me was Prince Hapi played by Arnold Scharznegger. All in all, entertaining and fun on the most part, but it is unlikely to please everybody. 6/10 Bethany Cox