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[Drunk Monk]

This is so Jackie millennium, a throwback to Jackie Western buddy flicks, but Knoxville is no Owen Wilson, not even a Chris Tucker, so there's no chemistry. Originally Seann William Scott was cast - he might've carried it. The locations are great - exotic China. The singing jokes will be lost on U.S. audiences. Fan Bingbing & Eric Tsang are good (bit of a spoiler there but anyone who reads opening credits will know). Most of the trailer reveals are in the first half hour, but still, this is very predictable. Not a single mcguffin was unforeseen. The plot is choppy and absurd, as if director Harlin was trying lots of formulas but couldn't decide, like a late narration from Knoxville that stops, then picks up again for a scene, then is completely abandoned.

Jackie can still move, and still gets hurt in NGs, but he's not doing big stunts or long single shots for this one (what do you want at 62?) Actually Eve Torres delivers the best fights. But still, good to see Jackie fight again. 

This got a very limited theatrical this weekend - only one SF Bay Area theater and we're a major market for Chinese films. I watched this via iTunes.

[Drunk Monk]

You know, all Knoxville did was make nut jokes.  srsly.  He's got a fixation.  

The ng of the shitting horse was amusing.