Jackie Chan's Who Am I?
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Movie Reviews of Jackie Chan's Who Am I?
Movie Review: "I might have amnesia, but I'm not stupid!!!"
Summary: 5 Stars
Jackie Chan's most expensive Hong Kong film was even a direct-to-video movie in the states. It got released on cable tv on SEPTEMBER 11th, 1998. How 'bout that. It should've been a theatrical feature.The movie opens with Jackie as part of a commando team capturing terrorists who are experimenting with a new kind of chemical-based explosive. But after they've succeded, the commandos superiors betray them, and crash the chopper. Only Jackie survives (he falls out into some trees before the crash), but awakens with a bad case of near total amnesia. All it seems he can remember is his martial arts training, so he's got to uncover the truth and stop the bad guys before the new bomb gets into the wrong hands.
This movie has more plot than most of Jackie's flicks (GORGEOUS, as good as it was, has no more story than a children's lullaby.) This also has MORE kung fu fighting than alot of jackie's other films, and they're all loaded with it. The acting, for the most part, is atrocious, but it doesn't distract for the movies selling-point. The blend of action and comedy, Jackie Chan style, to make a fun action;comedy;martial arts hybrid that works.
Fans will enjoy one of Jackie's many trademarks, which is the use of both his martial arts skills as well as any props are in arms reach. During one scene, Jackie has his hands tied behind his back, and he uses a chair to help him ward off his opponents. In another scene, he's had his shoes removed by one guy who wants to just step on his feet and capture him, so he gets ahold of some wooden shoes to use as weapons.
Even the final showdown on the top of a skyscraper is uncommonly impressive for a Jackie Chan movie, where he faces not one, but two opponents with the strength and speed to match his. It's a quintessential Jackie Chan action-comedy, sure to please way more than just it's target audience. In closing, I'd just like o point out the scene where Jackie gaives his gun to someone claiming to be an ally, who then puts the gun to Jackie's head and pulls the trigger. It doesn't fire, and for once, it's not because it's out of bullets.
Movie Review: A very pleasant surprise
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great flick for both devotees and novice fans of Jackie Chan.Why Jackie Chan's U.S. distributors didn't release this in theaters is beyond me. Before I saw it, I thought that it would be c**p, but hell, it's Jackie, so I gave it a whirl. Though the first half hour is slow (by Jackie Chan standards, at least), once this flick gets going it ranks right up there with Drunken Master II and Police Story. The escape from the police with a rope and bucket, the chase and fight in the streets of Amsterdam (what Jackie can do wearing of wooden shoes...), and the final fight on the roof are amazing examples of action and comedic artistry. Stuff that ONLY Jackie Chan could pull off. There's even a car chase scene that breathes some life into the old warhorse of action movie cliches. I feared that Jackie Chan might be slowing down as he reached 45, maybe doing less dangerous stunts...no way.
The actors are terrible, the plot non-existent, the dialog silly, the production values shoddy at times, but one might as well complain the writing is poor in Playboy. You're there to look at the pictures, and Who Am I? has some that took my breath away.
Movie Review: one of the best Jackie Chan movies ever
Summary: 5 Stars
Who Am I has it all - a decent story, great stunts, long car chase scene, some good ol' Jackie Chan comedy, and a roof-top fight scene that is unbelievable.
Jackie Chan plays "Jackie Chan", a special forces agent who is the last to survive a mission of deception in South Africa. Struck with amnesia, he sets on a quest to recover his identity, only to find himself being chased by gangs of men led by the man that Jackie thinks is helping him. The first 30 minutes of the movie is very slow, but the action picks up quickly when the chases begin.
Fortunately, the movie only gets better as it progresses, till a final roof-top fight with Jackie against 2 men, who have excellent martial arts skills. The fight scene literally lasts 8-1/2 minutes, with constant kicking, punching, and some Jackie stunts here and there. To finish it off, Jackie performs his best stunt of the movie, sliding down the glass angled side of the skyscraper.
If you like Jackie Chan movies, you will be pleased to know this is an above average treat. If nothing else, the ending of the movie is worth every bit in gold.
Movie Review: the best jackie chan movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Who am I is the best Jackie Chan film ever. It's even bigger than Titanic in most Asian countries so Who am I probably set the record for making the most money on a film (Jackie spents less than 20 million on the movie). This is also the last movie Jackie's producer Leonard Ho did before he died (but most people don't know him). Who am I also features the world's most dangerous stunt with Jackie sliding down a slanted part of the movie about 21 stories high. Columbia did a good job improving picture and sound quality and kept almost all of the original music (unlike every other Jackie Chan movie). They even kept the credits in its original Hong Kong quality and you can hear Jackie singing (other companies always cut his singing out). But Columbia cut out part of the beginning where the tribe was teaching him their ways. That was most of the comedy in Who am I. Also people complain about Michelle's acting. She's supposed to act like that, Asian viewers actually think it's funny. This is also the only movie Jackie uses CGI in. Anyways Who am I has a lot of qualities that make it the best movie in the worldMovie Review: Avoid US Version
Summary: 5 Stars
"Who Am I?" is an excellent film! Unfortunately Newline/Disney et. all released the US version which had not only had been "edited" with all the finesse of chopping cabbage but they also changed scene sequences! In the US version, shorter of course, the audience knows what happens before Jackie recovers from amnesia. In the full Hong Kong/Asia release the viewer doesn't know any more than Jackie does and the film is 100% better! If you can't find the LBX Hong Kong version "Who Am I?" is still a great movie. There are many excellent fights scenes and stunts. Jackie fans will be thrilled and martial art lovers will be as well. The rest of the cast really don't matter much - this is Jackie's movie - uncut - and he doesn't mind showing his very talented moves! The fight on the roof top is astounding! There were no cardboard boxes or air bags. If Jackie fell he would have died. Even he can't survive a fall from 21 stories!A must see and buy (you really should see the "real" version.)
Jackie doing what he does best!