At the turn of the century, sinister profiteer Andy Lau is illegally exporting Chinese treasures overseas, and it's up to Jackie Chan (playing ubiquitous folk-hero Wong Fei-Hong) to put a stop to it. Fight scenes in a marketplace and tea shop were impressive, but it's only a warm-up to the punishment Chan endures in the climactic set-piece at a foundry; at one point he drags himself through real burning coals. Impressive production values.

(3/4)



[Reviewed by Steve Spinali]