i.mok Reviews

Who Am I? (1998)

An extremely, captivating and enjoyable film!

[9/10 · 2 December 1999]

Who Am I? (Ngo hai sui) is a great film and as Jackie Chan films go, has a very decent plot! Jackie plays a US operative who is sent on a mission with a team in South Africa. The mission succeeds and he can't remember anything else from that point; he doesn't even know who he is! The rest of the film then is about his own personal quest to find out his past and identity; only to find his every effort is being hampered by people high up in the US military who don't want him to know past, or better still, to prevent him from doing so......permanently. In the film, he co stars with Michelle Ferre (for whom alone the whole film is worth watching :) and Mirai Yamamoto. The acting from Mirai, in my opinion, is not as great as that of Michelle (but then again, Michelle's a reporter and used to TV). The three main fight sequences involved are brilliant to watch and as in all of Jackie's films, one can feel the pain as blows are exchanged and taken. The cinematography of the African bush is nicely done and the way the film is structured (small snippets of memory reveal themselves to tell us what went on)and it makes the audience want to find out Jackie's past as well; thus involving you into the film.

So go and rent it/ buy it and Who Am I? (Ngo hai sui) comes highly recommended - it's well worth watching! Ian

Project A 2 (1987)

It's a great sequel to the first-go and see it!

[8/10 · 11 November 1999]

Hi! Being able to speak Cantonese, I found this very funny and was able to all the jokes that one might not get due to language barriers. The fight scenes are spectacular and it's a good movie. However, I have my criticisms. First of all, I find that it is not as good as the first one Project A -GO AND SEE THAT NOW! :-) Reason is, SPOILERS AHEAD-DON'T READ ON IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE FILM!!!!!) because in Project A, Jackie ends by fighting his enemy; the man he is sent to kill, Sanpao. That is what he has been striving to do all the film and the showdown is spectacular. But in A II, hough he fights Chan, the showdown scene between Jackie and his nemesis is not long enough and the bulk of the action is against the Empress's men. They are not nearly as "bad" enough and have only played a minor part in the film in relation to Jackie so though their fight sequence is spectacular, they are not the ones Jackie is hunting throughout the whole of the film, so thus leaving the viewer slightly unfulfilled. However, this is just my humble opinion so don't take it word for word-go and see it yourself! It is a great film in it's own right! Take care and hope your admiration for Jackie grows! Yours Sincerely, Ian PS. You know the police chief in A II? He's the same guy in First Strike-nice to know he's still going strong!