movie review - Shanghai Noon
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-seven years and one million words
Sydney, 2000.08.20
Ah, Jackie. He's back in top form after a string of duds that marked his first attempts at the North American film world. This is a very entertaining film, which retains Chan's wacky humour and expands his territory to lampoon both traditional Chinese and Western cultures.
Though one or two gags were repeated (such as the rescue of the two leads by Chan's stalwart Indian wife) and one or two scenes were just unneccisary (like the ten minute drinking game scene), the film was very watchable. Wilson and Chan played off against each other much MUCH better than did Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour.
Recommended.