Jackie Chan's First Strike (1997)

JACKIE CHAN'S FIRST STRIKE, a dubbed domestication of POLICE STORY 
4, casts Chan's supercop as a globetrotting secret agent a la 007.  
From the snowy slopes of the Ukraine to a shark-infested Aussie 
aquarium, director Stanley Tong (RUMBLE IN THE BRONX) recreates the 
stunt sequences from several better-known Bonds, including ON HER 
MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE and THUNDERBALL.  Some bits are better 
than others and only one is a classic-- another expertly choreo-
graphed martial-arts mosh that will leave you laughing through your 
tears.  When he's not performing his own stunts-- of which there 
are far too few in this one-- Jackie does slapstick and mugs a lot 
for the camera.  If that's the stuff that draws 'em worldwide, then 
maybe Pierce Brosnan should practice making funny faces.  (Rated 
"R"/110 min.)

Grade: C

Copyright 1997 by Michael J. Legeros

Originally posted to triangle.movies in Boxers and Briefs