Synopsis
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard trails Princess Pei Pei when she is kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
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Cast
- Jackie ChanChon Wang
- Owen WilsonRoy O'Bannon
- Lucy LiuPrincess Pei Pei
- Xander BerkeleyNathan Van Cleef
- Roger YuanLo Fong
- Yu RongguangImperial Guard
- Walton GogginsWallace
- Brandon MerrillIndian Wife
- Jason ConneryAndrews
- Adrien DorvalBlue
Recommendations
- 90
Los Angeles Times
Jackie Chan's best American picture to date, breathes fresh life into the virtually dormant comedy-western. - 90
Village Voice
Unstintingly funny -- far more so than the wince-worthy trailer -- owing to Chan's pairing with droll indie eccentric Owen Wilson, as his would-be gunslinger sidekick. - 90
Rolling Stone
Wilson is flat-out hilarious, playing this cowboy like a surfer dude zapped back in time. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
This is almost Mel Brooks territory: The frontiersmen think the Chinese are Jews, while the white settlers think it's the Crow Indians who are. Whoosh! - 75
Charlotte Observer
This is one of the few recent westerns that requires you to keep your eyes open and memory engaged. - 75
Baltimore Sun
The martial arts wizard shows a nice feel for the Butch and Sundance thing. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
If you see only one martial arts Western this year (and there is probably an excellent chance of that), this is the one. - 75
USA Today
This one looks like a sure bet for seven weeks (at least) of audience good fortune.
