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Your most recent reviews of New Police Story (2004)
Review from A220FJEQNGMSRN at Amazon.co.uk submitted on 2009-07-28
Jackie Chan has always used the original 'Police Story' series as a kind of safety net whenever his career hits a rough patch. The original was his response to his disastrous US cop movie 'The Protector' while the third entry was his attempt to recapture local audiences after a few high-profile failures. With his recent Hollywood outings scraping the concrete beneath the bottom of the barrel (The Tuxedo, Around the World in 80 Days, Rush Hour 2) he's gone back to Hong Kong and basics again. However, this time round he takes a few more chances, abandoning his old comic character and supporting cast (Maggie Cheung, Uncle Bill) for a comparatively darker outing as a broken-down cop drinking his way to oblivion after some thrill-seeking rich kids led by a typically OTT Daniel Wu kill his entire team. Naturally redemption is on the menu, but the stunts aren't quite as over-the-top or as plentiful as before, while the (intentional) comedy is kept to a minimum.
It's not up to the standards of his best work in the past, but it's light-years ahead of his US pictures and is a welcome return to form even if Chan's fight scenes fall short of his former glories (that said, there is a good bus sequence and an imaginative chase down the side of a building).
Review from kbcying at eBay.co.uk submitted on 2009-05-19
I have watched almost every Jackie Chan movie including Police Story 1 & 2 and so decided to buy this.Whilst it is not his best movie it is still enjoyable and worth watching.Stunts are good(Jackie performing all his own as usual)and storyline is OK but is perhaps a bit far fetched at times.Recommended for a good night in!
Review from AUXZNX6NEFTPL at Amazon.co.uk submitted on 2009-04-24
For me this was the first police story I have seen. and the story is awesome on it. Jackie is on top form, and it's interesting from beginning to end, With an original plot in an overused idea's world, this film is fatastic, if you like Jackie chan, or if you just like a good action film with a good plot then buy this
Review from robert060379 at eBay.co.uk submitted on 2009-02-20
If you don't like foreign film, Jackie Chan films or having to read subtitles this film will change your opinion. The best way to think of New Police Story is like Batman Begins, but with Micheal Keaton (the best Batman) in the lead role. This is a progression of the original Triloggy. Jackie finds himself literally in the gutter after losing his SO19 style team to a gang of criminals that I can only describe as a mix of "A Clockwork Orange" and "XXX". With a sequence that tips his hat to his "Drunken Master" origins Chan is helped by a stranger and eventually finds his feet, but not in the usual Hollywood montarge way, you get to see the struggle unfold in front of you and you realise that Jackie Chan is an incredible actor as well as a performer, still doing most of his own stunts at fifty eight years old (when this film was made). The production quality is excellent so much so that after a while you forget that you're reading the subtitles at all. The film is as good as "Infernal Affairs" or anything Hollywood has to offer. Once you sink yourself into the film you can see what Chan is up to, this is without a doubt the best film he has ever made, but it is a platform for all the new actors to shine as well. Which most of them do masterfully. Look out for actors you will later see in films like "The Dark Knight", "Warrior King", "Ong Bak", "War", "Death Race" and "Tokyo Drift" to name a few. After this film I bet you won't be able to watch "Shanghi Noon", "The Tuxedo", "Rush Hour" or "The Medalion" (made the same year) without thinking to yourself "what a waste of tallet". Not only is this my favorite Jackie Chan film but one of my top five all time favorite films ever made. So unplug you phone, turn your mobile off, take the battery out of the door bell and give this film the time it deserves. Rob
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