Synopsis
A Hong Kong detective suffers a fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion and is transformed into an immortal warrior with superhuman powers.
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Cast
- Jackie ChanEddie Yang
- Lee EvansArthur Watson
- Claire ForlaniNicole James
- Julian SandsSnakehead
- John Rhys-DaviesCmdr. Hammerstock-Smythe
- Anthony WongLester Wong
- Christy Chung Lai-TaiCharlotte Watson
- Johann MyersGiscard
- Alexander BaoJai
- Lau Siu-MingAntiquarium Dealer
- 63
USA Today
Longer on action than comedy. But with Chan's affable charm and stunning leaps, kicks and jumps, it's a good-natured and amusing spectacle. - 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Chan's signature mix of screwball comedy and gymnastic derring-do landed him his own cartoon series a few years back, and The Medallion -- with its bumbling spies and bounding star -- is about as cartoonish as live action gets. - 50
ReelViews
Since the stunts are sub-par and feature considerable computer help, the movie gives the impression that it's trying too hard to be campy and silly. - 50
The A.V. Club
Though haphazardly put together, The Medallion stays fairly entertaining until it kills Chan off and resurrects him as an immortal being. - 42
Portland Oregonian
Not that Chan isn't lovable; he is. But he's making it harder to feel warm and fuzzy about him with films like The Medallion. It's OK to age, but Chan needs to broaden his horizons. He is a trained singer. Where's that musical he's always dreamed of making? - 40
Salon
There are five writers credited with the script for The Medallion, and between them they don't come up with a single original or amusing or clever idea. - 38
Miami Herald
The formulaic movie would be forgettable but inoffensive if it were anyone else posing for blue screen CGI effects. - 38
New York Post
Given the complete lack of chemistry between Chan and Forlani, their rather awkward lip-lock isn't worth $10 to see. Sadly, neither is anything else here.