The Medallion (2003)
Average Rating: 3.9/10
Reviews Counted: 124
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 102
The use of special effects diminishes some of Chan's appeal in this disposable picture.
Average Rating: 4.3/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 24
The use of special effects diminishes some of Chan's appeal in this disposable picture.
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Cop Eddie Yang (Jackie Chan) and his partner, Interpol agent Arthur Watson (Lee Evans), are in pursuit of international human-smuggling crimelord Snakehead (Julian Sands). The partners get seriously wounded and a mysterious ancient medallion transforms them into superpowered warriors called Highbinders. The two halves of the medallion are supposed to grant eternal life when joined together by a powerful young boy who was born during a specific time in the Year of the Snake. The villainous
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Jackie Chan
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Lee Evans
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Claire Forlani
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Julian Sands
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John Rhys-Davies
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Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Lester Wong -
Christy Chung
Chatlotte Watson -
Johann Myers
Giscard -
Alexander Bao
Jai
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All Critics (135) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (104) | DVD (15)
Makes you long for Tucker -- and for Jackie Chan to fly without digital wings.
Top CriticThis outing, Jackie doesn't bring much humor or personality to his role.
If writers think that they have to give Jackie Chan superpowers and special effects in order for him to do amazing things, they clearly have no idea who they're writing for.
Chan's normally homegrown stuntwork is replaced by a lot of wire fighting and special effects.
So cheesy and cheap that it almost attains high camp.
This H.K./U.S. co-production at times plays as if it were aimed at children, but more often simply seems to be aiming blind at whatever genre cliche the five credited writers fix upon in any given scene.
Die-hard Jackie Chan fans may be disappointed.
With smooth, energetic direction by Gordon Chan and a love interest in the beautiful Claire Forlani, The Medallion shapes up as one of Jackie Chan's best American films.
The Medallion is an honest machine for making money, a meritorious entrepreneurial model.
... enough distractions to carry us through the doldrums.
...easily the low point of Jackie's career thus far.
For Jackie Chan... the moment of truth may have finally come. Nearly 50... the undeniably engaging star may be near the end of his shelf life as an action figure.
It's a lame slapstick actioner in which Jackie Chan lets CGI effects take the heat instead of his arthritic joints.
Amateurish effects, frenetic camerawork and ridiculous villains prevent Chan's Medallion from emanating true cinematic shine.
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