An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Renny Harlin, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though Harlin's work has always been a guilty pleasure of mine, to be honest, when was the last time that the guy did deliver something which was slightly interesting? This movie was a perfect example, I'm afraid. I mean, by now, we know the formula, they take Jachie Chan and they give him a (supposedly) funny sidekick played by some American actor. So, basically, this movie was some kind of cheap knock-off of 'Rush Hour', a franchise I never cared for even when it was quite popular at some point. The fact that I have never been a fan of Jackie Chan, especially his American movies, probably didn’t help either. Eventually, the only redeeming feature was actually Johnny Knoxville. Sure, the guy was not great but his character, even if it was a huge stereotype, was slightly entertaining. I thought that Eve Torres was also quite charismatic and much better than the lame villains that you usually get in these movies. I was actually surprised to discover that, in spite her really thick accent, she was actually American. Anyway, I thought she was actually physically quite convincing and it's too bad this movie didn't open some new doors for this former wrestler. Coming back on the rest of the movie, to be honest, it was hardly entertaining, some of it barely made sense (seriously, how did Bennie manage to figure out where to find Connor in the middle of Russia?) but I guess you might enjoy it more than I did if you are into Jackie Chan's fighting skills. Anyway, to conclude, I think I was actually rather generous with my rating here, the damned thing was pretty weak and I don't think it is really worth a look.

5/10