Shanghai Noon

Ah, Jackie Chan. A rather common sight in comedies and/or martial arts movies for the last twenty years at the very least. His partners in these movies though can be....questionable. In Shanghai Noon we get Owen Wilson and his brand of...humor.

I'm just going to say it outright, I really don't care for him at all, when I watch this movie it's for Jackie Chan and Lucy Liu, who are easily the best part of this movie.

Shanghai Noon follows Jackie Chan as he plays Chong Wang (The first of two name related jokes) as he heads for the Wild West to rescue the beautiful Princess Pei Pei. Along the way he meets a rather terrible outlaw named Roy O'Bannon who quickly derails him for an adventure filled with jail time, brawls, bordello's and villains!

The film can be quite fun to watch, Chon Wangs clueless nature regarding all things Western as he searches for the Princess that he cares for. Roy O'Bannon at times can be alright, though I often find myself really not caring for him at all. Despite it's initial hilarity, the "Uno Mas" scene can be great fun the first time around but it does wear thin if you hear it several times over and over.

The performances are all really well done for this film, though it does leave me wanting a bit more to call it "Really Good" Probably not Jackie Chans best, but far from his worst.