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The Medallion (2003)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:9
Rotten:22
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: The use of special effects diminishes some of Chan's appeal in this disposable picture.
Theatrical Release:Aug 22, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $21,963,412
Synopsis: Combining the martial arts prowess of international action superstar Jackie Chan with state-of-the-art special effects, THE MEDALLION is an action comedy co-starring Lee Evans, Claire Forlani and... [More]
Starring: Jackie Chan, Claire Forlani, Julian Sands, Lee Evans
Director: Gordon Chan
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Reviews for The Medallion
Top CriticMakes you long for Tucker -- and for Jackie Chan to fly without digital wings.
08/27/03
Top CriticThis outing, Jackie doesn't bring much humor or personality to his role.
08/26/03
Top CriticIf 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.
08/23/03
Top CriticChan's normally homegrown stuntwork is replaced by a lot of wire fighting and special effects.
08/22/03
Top CriticSo cheesy and cheap that it almost attains high camp.
08/22/03
Top CriticThis 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.
08/22/03
Top CriticA good-natured and amusing spectacle.
08/22/03
Top CriticNine year-olds of all ages ought to be delighted.
08/22/03
Top CriticThe best of Jackie Chan's American movies.
08/22/03
Top CriticAs cartoonish as live action gets.
08/22/03
Top CriticA B-movie worthy of the term.
08/22/03
Top CriticA pretty bottom- of-the-barrel affair.
08/22/03
Top CriticBeware of Jackie Chan movies featuring the transformational powers of tuxedoes or medallions.
08/22/03
Top CriticUnlike Chan's better action-comedies, such as Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon, this one is undercut by off-key humor.
08/22/03
Top CriticCasting Jackie Chan in The Medallion makes about as much sense as sticking Pamela Lee Anderson in a radio play -- it's just such a waste of your star's principal assets.
08/22/03
Top CriticA typically loose and mindless Hong Kong vehicle.
08/22/03
Top CriticThough it's far from the worst Chan movie ever made, you still might be advised to wait for it on video.
08/22/03
Top CriticCull your backlogged e-mail, catch up on magazines, suss out the employee payroll, but take something with you to the theater -- it would be a shame to waste 1 1/2 hours of your life actually watching the movie.
08/22/03
Top CriticChan's career probably won't require any magic restoration after The Medallion, but this late-summer concoction lacks sufficient kick to please Chan's most ardent fans.
08/22/03
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