Fresh
It's a merry surfeit, lofted by calisthenic wow above the usual level for late-era Jackie and Wilson's mellow-gold delivery.
Ed Park, Village Voice
Shanghai Knights
A Royal Kick In The Arse
2003 · 1h 55m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western
Directed by
David Dobkin
Overview
When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.
Director and cast
- David Dobkin Director
- Jackie Chan as Chon Wang
- Owen Wilson as Roy O’Bannon
- Fann Wong as Chon Lin
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Charlie Chaplin
- Aidan Gillen as Lord Nelson Rathbone
- Donnie Yen as Wu Chow
- Tom Fisher as Arthur 'Artie' Doyle
- Oliver Cotton as Jack the Ripper
- Alison King as Prostitute
- Constantine Gregory as The Mayor
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
66%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Like an Abbott & Costello comedy, Shanghai Knights is truly dumb, sometimes inconsistent, but awfully funny.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
Knights will surely find an enthusiastic following before it gets to video.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten
[A] mundane sequel.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
Grand, undemanding entertainment.
Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News
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