Synopsis
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
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Cast
- Jackie ChanPassepartout / Lau Xing
- Steve CooganPhileas Fogg
- Cécile de FranceMonique Laroche
- Jim BroadbentLord Kelvin
- Ewen BremnerInspector Fix
- Karen Mok Man-WaiGeneral Fang
- Ian McNeiceColonel Kitchener
- Roger HammondLord Rhodes
- David RyallLord Salisbury
- Mark AddySteamer Captain
Recommendations
- 70
The New York Times
Despite its contemporary touches Around the World in 80 Days is a satisfying slice of old-fashioned storybook entertainment. - 70
The A.V. Club
Finds a winning formula: Chan provides the action, various exotic lands serve up props begging to be employed in Chan-style combat, Coogan brings the dry wit, a minor constellation of surprise guest stars provides razzle-dazzle, and a steady stream of mild chuckles helps the whole fandango fly by painlessly. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Sails along on a slipstream of pleasant scenery, amusing incident and the boundless charms of its appealing leading men, Jackie Chan and Steve Coogan: It's an unexpectedly buoyant spectacular. - 60
Village Voice
As the tourist on a time budget, the usually brilliant Coogan merely mugs and flails (we can only imagine what Johnny Depp would have done with Fogg), while he and able straight man Chan enjoy scant opportunity to develop any comic rapport. - 60
Variety
Takes plenty of liberties with the material and never generates much genuine excitement, but provides an agreeable ride without overloading it with contemporary filmmaking mannerisms. - 50
USA Today
Just going through the motions here (and mild ones at that), both Chan and the movie should have stayed at home. - 50
ReelViews
Although each episode might be marginally entertaining in its own right, the overall effect is that the movie isn't funny enough, exciting enough, or dramatic enough to warrant two hours of an audience member's time. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Any resemblance between Jules Verne's marvelous science fiction novel or Mike Todd's enjoyable 1956 movie is pure happenstance. This is simply a Jackie Chan movie pitched to youngsters who enjoy slapstick fights and goofy caricatures.
