An average movie

On paper, this movie definitely had some potential. Indeed, to have at last Jet Li and Jackie Chan together in a movie  must have been a wet dream for every martial arts movie fan. To be honest, I have never been really impressed by either one of them but I have to admit that I have seen mostly their US productions which don’t have such a great reputation. Anyway, I have to admit that they really kicked some ass in this movie. In fact, I was rather surprised that they would show up in a US production together but it was pretty neat that most of the movie was actually taking place in ancient China. Futhermore, the story was not also bad at all and it was entertaining enough. Above all, the fight scenes were very well done and I definitely enjoyed them. Eventually, the only really weak point was the whole American plot which was obviously put there for the American audience. Indeed, it was rather boring and unoriginal and, above all, the actor playing the main character didn't work for me at all. Basically, he was your typical nerd with some goofy face and some kind of weak version of Shia Labeouf. Anyway, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10