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Shanghai Noon

4.8

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Sequel:

Shanghai Knights

Original title

Shanghai Noon

Year

2000

Running time

110 min.

Country

United States

Director

Tom Dey

Screenwriter

Miles Millar, Alfred Gough

Cast

Music

Randy Edelman

Cinematography

Daniel Mindel

Producer

Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Roger Birnbaum Productions, Jackie Chan Films Limited

Genre

Comedy. Adventure. Western | Buddy Film

Synopsis

A 19th century Western. Chon Wang is a clumsy Imperial Guard to the Emperor of China. When Princess Pei Pei is kidnapped from the Forbidden City, Wang feels personally responsible and insists on joining the guards sent to rescue the Princess, who has been whisked away to the United States. In Nevada and hot on the trail of the kidnappers, Wang is separated from the group and soon finds himself an unlikely partner with Roy O'Bannon, a small time robber with delusions of grandeur. Together, the two forge onto one misadventure after another.

Awards: 2000: Satellite Awards: nominated to Actor in a Supporting Rol, Comedy or Musical.

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Critics' reviews

"If you see only one martial arts Western this year (and there is probably an excellent chance of that), this is the one.(…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"Watching the stars survive a ramshackle plot is a slap-happy treat. And stay put for the out-takes after the film ends – the bloopers are funnier than anything else in the picture."

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"Chan is his own digital effect (...) The emphasis now is more on the comic than the acrobatic"

Bob Graham: SFGATE
"It's too bad screenwriters didn't have enough faith in their premise to play it straight; if they had, they might have produced a classic"

TV Guide
"It's not a perfect film (...) Its effort is ingenious and sincere, it's pretty to look at, the people in it are obviously having fun, and I wanna see a sequel."

Glen Oliver: IGN
"Jackie Chan's best American picture to date"

Kevin Thomas: Los Angeles Times
A silly buddy caper that should delight the adolescent at heart, even if some of the jokes have been sitting too long in the desert sun.2

Jami Bernard: New York Daily News
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Shanghai Noon

2000

Tom Dey

4.8

(10,141)