Unlike most people on here, I found "The Tuxedo" to be one of Jackie Chan's funniest films since the "Rush Hour" films! For the first time in Jackie Chan's film career, his unique fighting ability, that he displays so flawlessly, is attributed to a formal dining ensemble(the tuxedo)! Chan has also showed his uncanny ability to play well on screen opposite just about anyone who is paired with him regardless of race or gender as he does here with the very beautiful and talented Jennifer Love Hewitt! I really enjoyed the non-stop romp of laughs as well as Chan's signature arsenal of stunts in this one! Chan and Hewitt deliver the kind of chemistry that should have led to a sequel if the movie had done well at the box office. Unfortunately, it didn't! The special effects come off dazzling and flawless! If you're a fan of Jackie Chan's, then you need to continue to support his efforts with your viewing of this film! You will not be disappointed.
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The Karate Kid
(2010)
Very Good!
22 March 2012
Warning: Spoilers
The remake of "Karate Kid" remains true to the overall spirit of the original, and it is so much more than the generic studio product that a lot of people, including myself, were fearing. My heart dropped when I found out that Harald Zwart, director of the Agent Cody Banks movies and The Pink Panther 2, was at the helm. Surprisingly, Zwart does a strong job of directing here, deftly avoiding the idiocy of his previous movies to craft a Karate Kid that will not only satisfy fans of the original, but will also prove to be thoroughly entertaining for those who haven't seen the original. This is a charming, funny, exciting, and, in some moments, genuinely emotional movie.
The performances are solid across the board. Based on the evidence of his performance here, Jaden Smith looks likely to be just as big a star as his dad. There is nothing exceptional about Smith's performance here; the material doesn't really stretch his dramatic abilities too much. But he anchors the film with his energy and likability. This is to Jaden what Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was to Will; a chance to take centre stage and show his star potential, which there is a lot of. Taraji P. Henson excels in her underwritten role as Dre's mother, bringing honest emotion and life to a character who, over the course of the movie, we don't learn all that much about. Her scenes with Smith fully convince as a mother- son dynamic. Zhenwai Wang is about as nasty and despicable as a child actor has been for some time as Dre's main nemesis, whilst Wenwen Han brings warmth and grace to the stock role of romantic interest. Also making a deep impression with limited screen time is Rongguang Yu as Master Li, the vicious kung fu master and the teacher of Dre's bullies. Come the final fight, Yu becomes the character most likely to make the audience want to punch something. Whilst Cheng is brutal, he is a child. Li is an adult, and has greater knowledge of his actions; this makes the lengths to which he will go to to get what he wants all the more frightening and evil.
Overall, an intense, excellent re-creation of the original.
The performances are solid across the board. Based on the evidence of his performance here, Jaden Smith looks likely to be just as big a star as his dad. There is nothing exceptional about Smith's performance here; the material doesn't really stretch his dramatic abilities too much. But he anchors the film with his energy and likability. This is to Jaden what Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was to Will; a chance to take centre stage and show his star potential, which there is a lot of. Taraji P. Henson excels in her underwritten role as Dre's mother, bringing honest emotion and life to a character who, over the course of the movie, we don't learn all that much about. Her scenes with Smith fully convince as a mother- son dynamic. Zhenwai Wang is about as nasty and despicable as a child actor has been for some time as Dre's main nemesis, whilst Wenwen Han brings warmth and grace to the stock role of romantic interest. Also making a deep impression with limited screen time is Rongguang Yu as Master Li, the vicious kung fu master and the teacher of Dre's bullies. Come the final fight, Yu becomes the character most likely to make the audience want to punch something. Whilst Cheng is brutal, he is a child. Li is an adult, and has greater knowledge of his actions; this makes the lengths to which he will go to to get what he wants all the more frightening and evil.
Overall, an intense, excellent re-creation of the original.
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