Boh lee chun (1999)

Director:

Vincent Kok

Writers:

Jackie Chan (written by)
Ivy Ho (story)

Release Date:

12 February 1999 (Singapore)

Genre:

Action | Romance | Comedy

Tagline:

She wanted adventure. In Hong Kong she found her match.

Plot:

A young Tawianese/Mandarin girl finds a bottle which makes her go to Hong Kong to meet a guy named ALbert...

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Hong Kong | Compassion | Fairy Tale | Friendship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	C.N. Chan
Qi Shu	...	Bu (as Shu Qi)
Tony Leung Chiu Wai	...	Albert (as Tony Leung)
Emil Chau	...	L.W. Lo
Richie Ren	...	Yi Lung
Ken Lo	...	Lo's Assistant
Sung Young Chen	...	Bu's Father
Elaine Jin	...	Bu's Mother
Bradley James Allan	...	Alan
Tats Lau	...	Lo's Assistant
Vincent Kok	...	Lo's Assistant
Sandra Ng Kwan Yue	...	Conwoman
Sam Lee	...	Frog
Kar-Ying Law	...	Chan's Assistant
Stephen Chow	...	H.K. Police Officer

Also Known As:

Gorgeous (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title) (UK)
Bo li zun (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
High Risk (Philippines: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violent content.

Runtime:

121 min | Finland:95 min | Germany:99 min

Country:

Hong Kong | Taiwan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:PG (video premiere) | USA:PG-13

Company:

GH Pictures

Quotes:

Bu: Who would give you a sense of security? You should give yourself the sense of security.

Jackie Chan in... a romantic comedy?

Version: Columbia/Tristar DVD, Cantonese with English subtitles

A somewhat different offering from Jackie Chan in 'Gorgeous'. Bu (Shu Qi) is bored in Taiwan, and after reading a message in a bottle, she goes to Hong Kong to search out a mysterious stranger (Tony Leung), who turn out to be not be exactly what she expected. Eventually she meets C.N. Chan (Jackie) and grows close to him. Meanwhile, Bu's fiancée is looking for her and Jackie has troubles with Lo (Emil Chau), a childhood friend and now business rival.

I have to admit that I enjoyed this, even though romantic-comedies aren't really my thing. It isn't your usual Jackie Chan-style, but if he wants to try something different, then I will gladly support him. I found 'Gorgeous' funny, although others will disagree. There isn't much action, but when there is, it is excellent. The two fight scenes with Brad Allan are some of the best fight-scenes Jackie has ever filmed. They really are incredible, but in the end, this really is more of a 'feel good' movie than anything else.

Apparently the version I have is cut by 20 minutes, missing a cameo Stephen Chow. Damn. Stephen Chow is cool.

'Gorgeous' isn't for everyone - fans of the Chan-man should check it out, but I'm not guaranteeing you'll enjoy it as much I did. 7/10