Jackie Chan's First Strike

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Finn S Sep 27, 2018 In the fourth "Police Story" film, Jackie Chan is sent to the Ukraine to tail a suspect and ends up involved in a plot involving the Russian mob, a stolen nuclear warhead and Sydney, Australia. The film is light on fight scenes and really heavy on action sequences, and the action sequences are fairly mediocre. It's an okay flick that doesn't really play to Chan's strengths. The only actor that returns from the earlier films is Bill Tung who is mostly consigned to talking to Chan on the phone. Not one of Chan's worst films of the period, but far from his best. See more

Ron M Jun 25, 2018 One of the four late 90's Chan movies that made him a household name in America. The US edit cuts out nearly thirty minutes of plot, making the movie an incomprehensible mess for much of the runtime, focusing more on the spectacular stunts and action than a cohesive narrative. Jackie's humor is wonderful but the action is a lot less exciting than you would expect with the exception of an impressive ladder sequence. Overall, Jackie Chan's First Strike is a narrative mess that might be interesting viewing for a martial arts fan, but will be forgotten nearly as soon as the credits roll. See more

Hagrid W Aug 25, 2017 Though there is plenty to not like with this action film what keeps it entertaining enough are the charms of Jackie Chan, the incredible stunts he throws himself into, the action in general being solid and some laughs scattered throughout. It was also interesting to see how much of a rip off this film is of the James Bond series (which the film is clearly self aware about) with the score, the gadgets, some of the action scenes and the plot being clearly influenced by that long running series. See more

Theodore G Jan 26, 2017 I didn't know there was a fourth installment to Jackie Chan's Police Story series but First Strike is it (and I watched the full 107 minute version not the heavily cut US release). Following his usual formula for blockbusters, Jackie travels to several different locations (Ukraine, Australia) and sets the action in some tough to navigate places (ski field, underwater with sharks). As usual, the plot is incidental to the action (a nuclear device has gone missing and Jackie has to get it back, because the Hong Kong police are working with the CIA and the replacement for the KGB, the FSB). Jackie's relationships also take a back seat here; even though Uncle Bill is still his boss (in a glorified cameo), sadly May is absent (Maggie Cheung had clearly moved on). So, the full-on Jackie magic isn't really present, but not for want of trying -- the major stunts are pretty tremendous (Jackie jumps from snowboard to helicopter and drives a car onto a boat). However, I _was_ glad to see some hand-to-hand fighting (with a stepladder) to remind me of the old Jackie. And what more can you expect from Chan when he was already in his '40s (and still with his American breakthrough yet to come)? But if you are interested in Jackie, Police Story (1985) and Supercop (1992) are the better movies in this series; they are part of the reason Jackie deserves his stardom. See more

Hagrid W Jan 4, 2017 The uncut, original version much better than the US version. there is no horrible dubbing, and the action is not truncated, looking more natural. See more

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