Rotten
Repeatedly falls back on poorly staged, choppily edited (and gunplay-heavy) fight scenes between Chan and a gloomy, power-mad villain.
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly
The Medallion
Follow the mystery. Fight the enemy. Discover the power of The Medallion.
2003 · 1h 28m · PG-13
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Thriller
Directed by
Gordon Chan
Overview
A Hong Kong detective suffers a fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion and is transformed into an immortal warrior with superhuman powers.
Director and cast
- Gordon Chan Director
- Jackie Chan as Eddie Yang
- Lee Evans as Arthur Watson
- Claire Forlani as Nicole James
- Julian Sands as Snakehead
- John Rhys-Davies as Cmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
- Carl Ng Ka-Lung as Interpol officer in van
- Anthony Wong Chau-Sang as Lester Wong
- Christy Chung Lai-Tai as Mrs Charlotte Watson
- Lau Siu-Ming as Antiquities Dealer
- Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung as Waiter
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
17%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Makes you long for Tucker -- and for Jackie Chan to fly without digital wings.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
This outing, Jackie doesn't bring much humor or personality to his role.
Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice
Rotten
If writers think that they have to give Jackie Chan superpowers and special effects in order for him to do amazing things, they clearly have no idea who they're writing for.
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
Rotten
Chan's normally homegrown stuntwork is replaced by a lot of wire fighting and special effects.
Matt Bonesteel, Washington Post
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