Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
Reviewed by: hkcinema on 1999-12-21
After reading the review of Mr. Nice Guy by JC, I thought we must have watched two different movies. The Mr. Nice Guy I saw was energetic, funny, filled with lots of great stunts and fights, and it certainly did not suck. I do admit that the ending was lacking and the story line could be improved. But can you name one Jackie chan movie that really had a great story line? The point to his movies are to entertain us by the visual/physical effects only Jackie Chan can deliver. People who go see his movies go to see Jackie Chan, not the "Oscar winning" plot of his movies. It would be inaccurate to say the movie sucked. As long as Jackie can keep doing things that no other mega stars in the world can do (climbing onto a moving tractor the size of Maine, running, jumping, dodging, fighting ever so beautifully....), he will always be the number star in the world. Maybe JC should go back and think about what it was about Hong Kong movies that attracked him in the first place. I don't think it was the plot.

[Reviewed by Bruce H. Lee]