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New Police Story
2004
Massive explosions and incredible stunts abound as Jackie Chan stars in this Hong Kong release. He plays the burned-out Inspector Wing, whose motivation died when the rest of his police team was wiped out at the hands of a wily and brutal new gang. When, against the odds, a rookie cop rouses the weathered Inspector to go after .. Read more
| Starring | Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Young, Daniel Wu |
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| Director | Benny Chan |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
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New Police Story
Massive explosions and incredible stunts abound as Jackie Chan stars in this Hong Kong release. He plays the burned-out Inspector Wing, whose motivation died when the rest of his police team was wiped out at the hands of a wily and brutal new gang. When, against the odds, a rookie cop rouses the weathered Inspector to go after the gang, however, there is no stopping him until justice has been served.
| Starring | Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Young, Daniel Wu |
|---|---|
| Director | Benny Chan |
| Studio | E1 ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 58 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Dubbed | English |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: 05 Feb 2007 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (3)
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A deluge of mind boggling stunts sure to get your adrenaline flowing fast
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Stylish, take-no prisoners kung fu carnage
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17 out of 20 people found this review helpful
An old face. A new story.
After a series of mis-fires Jackie returned to The East for another outing in the Police Story saga. The first film is one of his best, often imitated but never bettered. The third film of the series must rate as one of the best sequels ever made, as Jackie teams up with Michelle Yeoh in action city central.
The years may be sneaking up on Chan but if New Police Story is a sign of things to come then the old snake is still putting up a good fight. With a little light relief thrown in for good measure.
The film certainly starts out a little darker. Jackie battles with inner demons, not to mention those of the alcoholic variety in the opening act. Soon the story kicks in though and we are back in familiar territory. Wild stunts, big explosions, a little mild comic relief. The body count is high but the stunts are just as impressive. A stand out fight scene takes place in a Lego store, vintage Jackie Chan indeed.
Nicholas Tse and Charlene Choi offer youthful spirit in the supporting roles and though the final outcome may not convert new fans to the ways of Jackie Chan, old fans will relish this return to form for one of action cinemas very best. -
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Different...ish.
The inspiringly named 'New Police Story' is not what you would expect from a Jackie Chan film. The first 45 minutes are dark and really quite shocking, more akin to 'Saw' than 'Rumble in the Bronx'. It's refreshing to see Jackie actually playing a part as opposed to smiling and stunting his way through a plot, and his acting is, despite what some might say, on the whole convincing.
It is worth bearing in mind that this film was intended for a Chinese audience, so their acting style preferences and conventions are different to what we expect in Hollywood. It would, for example, prompt cringes from a Western audience to know the lead also sings over the ending titles, or have him engage in a spot of kung-fu to save his chums from impending death. This, along with slightly OTT character portrayal are more common in Asian cinema, and as such, we shouldn't condemn their acting on this count.
The film does not quite deliver on its early promise of a dark and intriguing plot and reverts back to the Chan of old once the plot begins to unravel. Nevertheless, it shows a different side to Jackie, and the Chan of old is certainly better than the Chan of late. -
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