Rotten
Try as he might, strut as he does toward climactic showdowns with ruthless adversaries, [Chan's] character remains an incongruous muddle. Same goes for the movie.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Shinjuku Incident
They destroyed his life... Now he'll destroy them all.
2009 · 1h 59m · R
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Derek Yee
Overview
A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Shinjuku Incident forgoes flashy action scenes in favor of old-fashioned moralism. Warner Bros. could have made it in the 1930s, and that's a compliment.
Brian Miller, Village Voice
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