Movie: New Police Story 新警察故事 (2004)World Region: Hong Kong
Starring: Jackie Chan and Nicholas Tse
Rating: 6/10
Plot: Inspector Chan Kwok Wing (Jackie Chan) is weighed down with regret for a mission that he botched at the beginning of the movie. He is suspended for a year and becomes an alcoholic. Frank Cheng (Nicholas Tse), who identifies himself as an inspector, comes along and pulls Cheng back onto his feet. Frank doesn't want to see Cheng waste away under the pain of regret. Nicholas Tse does some great "under"-acting to make Frank the best character in this movie--watch him in the backgrounds 'cause he's always right on. He's smart, rakish-cute, a bit cocky, and pretty damn good when it comes to action scenes.
It's not hard-hitting MA like I was hoping, but the acting and stunts were good. Some scenes were suspenseful and there was a surprising little twist of sunshine about life at the end. You may have to watch it twice because the last few minutes are so illuminating. New Police Story, though nothing special, is a pretty good movie.
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