I like watching Jackie Chan's movies when they are dubbed in English. Firstly, I don't understand Cantonese and secondly, the English versions are much better done. Sometimes the subtitles are carelessly done so you don't understand who is saying what when they are talking. It is not essential to understand the dialogue as the plot sucks anyway. The plot is just a tool to create as many crazy action sequences as possible.
There are some good things in the movie and there are some great things in the movie, but there is also too much boring and bad, hence the low rating. I usually never understand everything that happens in these movies as both the culture is different and the plot is bad, but this time I understood very little about what happened. And it was also terribly boring most of the time.
I read a review that hypothesized that this movie flew under the radar in the western world because there was too little action and our attention spans can't handle that. He also claims that the plot is intricate and effective. No one who sees this film is either looking for or expecting a convoluted plot. All we want to see is their physical abilities. If we want to see a movie with substance, we'll watch anything but this.
The bottom line is that the film has too much bad drama and too little action. And this time the drama was boring and hard to follow. But when it's at its best, it's really good. The predecessor was significantly better with right peaks and less frequent valleys.
There are some good things in the movie and there are some great things in the movie, but there is also too much boring and bad, hence the low rating. I usually never understand everything that happens in these movies as both the culture is different and the plot is bad, but this time I understood very little about what happened. And it was also terribly boring most of the time.
I read a review that hypothesized that this movie flew under the radar in the western world because there was too little action and our attention spans can't handle that. He also claims that the plot is intricate and effective. No one who sees this film is either looking for or expecting a convoluted plot. All we want to see is their physical abilities. If we want to see a movie with substance, we'll watch anything but this.
The bottom line is that the film has too much bad drama and too little action. And this time the drama was boring and hard to follow. But when it's at its best, it's really good. The predecessor was significantly better with right peaks and less frequent valleys.