You gotta love Jackie Chan movies. Even if some parts are TOO unbelievable (even for a kid's movie) and his acting is not that great, he is really funny and charismatic and makes an unbearable film turn somewhat bearable. Even though this film lacks even decent acting, with the exception of the bad guys and George Lopez, it made me laugh out loud without realizing it at least twice, which automatically prevents it from getting anything lower than a C-. But, like I said, the acting was REALLY bad--especially the woman who played the mom, and not to mention Jackie Chan is caught smirking at a couple of parts that were supposed to be serious (I guess that's editing?) However, the youngest girl is really adorable in a Drew-Barrymore-from-E.T. sort of way.
One must understand that kid movies are directed towards kids and that not a lot of adults will go to watch this movie on their own will, so the criticisms have to be somewhat lenient. Although, unlike most child action movies where the action sequences are extremely corny and unrealistic, the Jackie Chan style fight scenes made them actually pretty cool! And, surprisingly, there was even a little blood in some scenes! There's also a (minor) twist thrown in the film, which gives it more points.
Overall, this is a HORRIBLE time for new movies to come out--especially movies that don't even make it into the top two movies that opened that WEEK!
Overall Grade: C+
-Ethan Brehm
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