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Jackie Chan wrote, directed, and starred in this action/comedy remake of Frank Capra's 1961 film, "Pocketful of Miracles." The result is a fun, frenetic, and heartwarming movie with the usual amazing Jackie Chan stunts that adults and kids alike can enjoy because, despite the fact that the main characters are mostly mobsters, it's less violent than your average professional wrestling match.
Chan, a newly arrived Cantonese immigrant in the big city of 1930's Hong Kong, saves the life of a mob boss and finds himself the new leader of the gang when the boss finally dies (of a stomach ulcer). Jackie inherits a feud with rival mob boss, Tiger, but thanks to a good luck rose from a kindly old flower woman, Madam Kao, he survives every harrowing encounter.
When the Madam Kao finds out her daughter and her daughter's wealthy husband-to-be are coming to Hong Kong to visit her, she goes into a panic. Kao has been sending letters to her daughter for years in which she pretends to be a wealthy society woman rather than a flower peddler, and now she's afraid the revelation will ruin her daughter's wedding plans. Jackie wants to help, but can he pull off the increasingly elaborate ruse while dodging the cops and the rival gangsters?
The movie is rife with broad slapstick and there are three strong action sequences, the last of which, taking place in a rope factory, really shows why Jackie Chan is the best of the best when it comes to choreographing.
That said, there are *only* three major action sequences and the film is about 2 hours long. If slapstick isn't your cup of tea you may find yourself quickly bored with the antics.
7/10
