2008 martial arts movieRating: 9/20
Plot: A wimpy kung-fu film aficionado finds a nifty bowstaff in a Chinatown pawn shop. On the way home, some thugs stop him and nearly kill him. Suddenly, he is transported into China's distant past where he has to find a stone monkey king and give him back his staff. He gets help from a random teenage girl, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li, all who should have found something better to do with their time.
Well, that didn't work. What a loud, obnoxious movie this is. I think the biggest problem with this--a problem contributing to terrible dialogue, stupid computer effects, and this goody-goody lack of depth--is that it's far more American than it is Asian. Despite the appeal (I guess) of Jet Li and Jackie Chan kicking each other and Wu-Ping Yuen fight choreography, the action scenes are really nothing to get excited about. In fact, they're a little boring at times, and the wire work looks really clumsy and inappropriate. Straight outta the junk drawer!
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