Jackie Chan's Gorgeous

Buy This Item Jackie Chan's Gorgeous by Sony Pictures  Available from Amazon  $14.95  on 11-27-2008     In between the Hollywood productions <I>Rush Hour</I> and <I>Shanghai Noon</I>, Hong Kong's most popular export, Jackie Chan, returned home to indulge his romantic side in this modern fairy tale. He plays a modern Prince Charming, a big business mogul and notoriously eligible big-city bachelor to dreamy teenager Shu Qi, a girl from a Taiwan fishing village. When a heartbreaking message in a bottle washes ashore, she traces it back to Hong Kong, where she meets Jackie in the midst of a mid-ocean brawl on a luxury yacht. Hong Kong heartthrob Tony Leung has a grand time spoofing his image, playing a gay fashion photographer who "adopts" Shu Qi and helps her woo her handsome dream lover. It's a pleasant change to see 40-plus Jackie discard his usual goofy lovesick fool to play a suave swinger, but next to giggly teen Shu Qi, who proves to be a spunky and winning actress, he seems a little too mature. There are still plenty of opportunities to see Jackie in acrobatic action with a subplot involving a boyhood friend turned shady business rival, but at heart it's a sweet, silly little love song full of unabashed romantic imagery, elegant art design, snazzy fashions, and a gooey happy ending. Jackie doesn't provide his own voice in the English dubbed edition, which makes a minor dent in his charm but does little to affect the film as a whole. <I>--Sean Axmaker</I> Reader Reviews I actually buy the movie just to enjoy the action sequence between jackie chan and brad allen. The story is kinda boring.

Jackie Chan's Gorgeous Available from Amazon Price: $14.95 Updated on 11-27-2008.

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