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This taut, thrilling, and funny Hong Kong production follows the adventures of notoriously hungry detective Ryu Saeba (Jackie Chan) and his female partner, Kaori (Joey Wong), as they search for the daughter of a publishing tycoon. In the process, they become involved in a cruise ship hijacking. The film based on a popular .. Read more

Starring	Jackie Chan, Joey Wong, Kumiko Goto, Richard Norton
Director	Wong Jing
Genres	Action/Adventure, World Cinema

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- - 8
  - 3
  Light hearted slap stick martial arts comedy
  
  City Hunter was originally a comic book and has been adapted for the screen. I must say they have done job as the film has that silly, larger then life comic ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Richard Isted
  - London
  - 11 Mar 2004 at 12:00
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- - 0
  - 0
  OK-ish
  
  I rented this mainly to see what Jackie Chan was like in the 1990's. This film is aimed more at east Asian younger audiences and Chan does not do much ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 23 Sep 2010 at 12:56
- - 0
  - 1
  One to miss!
  
  This has to be the most tacky film I have ever seen and it was so bad, I gave up!
  
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- - peacelily
  - 12 reviews
  - Harrogate
  - 15 Mar 2009 at 16:29
- - 0
  - 0
  'City Hunter'
  
  Good watch early Jackie but I think these are best
  
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- - COMPHUTE
  - 4 reviews
  - York
  - 18 Feb 2009 at 20:48
- - 0
  - 0
  Really bizarre!
  
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  The film seems to be based on a manga comic strip, hence the acting is over the top to emulate japanese animation. However this does not translate well in live ... read more »
  
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- 631046
- - a customer
  - Leeds
  - 17 Sep 2008 at 21:02
- - 0
  - 0
  not what i expected
  
  Strange film a bit to silly at times. Worth watching for Chan fans only.
  
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- - TJ
  - 136 reviews
  - Cramlington
  - 02 Jul 2008 at 00:44
- - 0
  - 0
  streetfighter 2!!!
  
  Film was ok, had some funny stuff packed into the storyline...but the Streetfighter 2 but was worth it all! Watched it about a million times well funny!
  
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- 576081
- - timelesspieces.co.uk
  - London
  - 14 Jun 2008 at 15:28
- - 3
  - 2
  City Hunter
  
  Private detective City Hunter (Chan) and his assistant Carrie (Wong) are charged with finding the missing daughter of a millionaire. They follow her aboard a ... read more »
  
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- 423586
- - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 24 Mar 2007 at 20:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Not his best
  
  I agree with what Ian says.
  
  This film has it's moments, but seems a bit out of the usual jackie genres. There are definitely funny bits, but the ... read more »
  
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  - cambs
  - 10 Jan 2007 at 16:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Not 100% Sure About This One.
  
  I just can't make my mind up on this one.
  
  It's another change in pace and style for Jackie Chan playing a comic strip character. Brought to ... read more »
  
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- - drunkenmaster
  - 479 reviews
  - Merthyr Tydfil,
  - 28 Jun 2005 at 19:16
- - 2
  - 4
  Not Sure About This One.
  
  I am a big J.C. fan, but this film leaves me a little cold. It's not so much Jackie as the style of the film. It is trying too hard to live up to it's ... read more »
  
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- - Ian Davies
  - South Wales
  - 08 May 2005 at 18:18
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- - 8
  - 3
  Light hearted slap stick martial arts comedy
  
  City Hunter was originally a comic book and has been adapted for the screen. I must say they have done job as the film has that silly, larger then life comic ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 3148
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  - Richard Isted
  - London
  - 11 Mar 2004 at 12:00
- - 4
  - 1
  bad
  
  If you can last more than ten minutes your a better person than me. The dubbing really isn't good. The stage and sets can't keep up with the camera or ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Cambridgeshire/England
  - 27 Feb 2005 at 14:15
- - 3
  - 2
  City Hunter
  
  Private detective City Hunter (Chan) and his assistant Carrie (Wong) are charged with finding the missing daughter of a millionaire. They follow her aboard a ... read more »
  
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- 423586
- - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 24 Mar 2007 at 20:30
- - 1
  - 0
  Jackie Chan on form
  
  Jackie Chan doing what he does better than anyone else in the business. Original fight scenes choreographed & executed perfectly with a good dose of humour ... read more »
  
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- 77473
- - Headley
  - Northampton, England
  - 02 Mar 2005 at 20:37
- - 1
  - 1
  Kids movie
  
  don't expect your usual jackie...
  
  its similar to some Indian masala movie
  
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- - venki
  - London, UK
  - 21 Aug 2004 at 09:24
- - 0
  - 0
  Silly Hunter
  
  The was entertaining for the most part. The thing that ruined it was the dubbing, the comedy was completely lost in translation in my opinion. A big departure... read more »
  
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- - Colin Johnstone
  - Arbroath, Scotland
  - 17 Sep 2004 at 14:58
- - 0
  - 0
  funny and witty.
  
  As usual its a jackie chan comedy he is quite funny am a big fan but his acting in this film didnt do him full justice he is much better in rush hr and mr nice ... read more »
  
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  - dorchester dorset
  - 20 Sep 2004 at 20:18
- - 0
  - 0
  Hilarious!
  
  Absolute movie for entertainment, for laughs and having a good movie evening. :)
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 26 Jan 2005 at 15:18
- - 0
  - 0
  Chan for younger viewers
  
  City Hunter is packed full of all the stuff you would usually associate with Jackie Chan, Amazing stunts, superb fight choreography and all the action scenes ... read more »
  
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- - lightech74
  - Gloucestershire
  - 05 Nov 2003 at 20:47
- - 0
  - 0
  Not your typical Jackie Chan Film
  
  This isn't your typical Jackie Chan movie storywise. The film is based on a Japanese cartoon. The story is very true to the cartoon and you will see ... read more »
  
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- - DennyG
  - London
  - 23 Feb 2005 at 12:19

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  This taut, thrilling, and funny Hong Kong production follows the adventures of notoriously hungry detective Ryu Saeba (Jackie Chan) and his female partner, Kaori (Joey Wong), as they search for the daughter of a publishing tycoon. In the process, they become involved in a cruise ship hijacking. The ...