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BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Uriah43 "Buck Yuen" (Jackie Chan) is an employee of a small exercise equipment shop in Hong Kong. One day he happens to see some suspicious people nearby and follows them. When they attempt to rob a jewelry store he springs into action and this gets his picture in the news. Then, as luck would have it, this attracts a private investigator to discern if he is possibly the heir to a client of his who just happens to be involved in drugs and espionage. Now rather than reveal any more of this rather complicated plot I will just say that, as usual with movies involving Jackie Chan, this film had more than its fair share of martial arts action. It also had some pretty good comedy too. Unfortunately, as I stated earlier, the plot was somewhat complex and the movie itself seemed heavily edited which certainly didn't help the overall cohesiveness of the film. Additionally, the sound quality wasn't very good either. In short, although this was an enjoyable movie for the most part it definitely had some flaws and for that reason I rate it as only average.

edwagreen Jackie Chan goes from a salesman to becoming involved in an opium drug scheme in this nicely paced thriller. The problem is that the plot needed to be developed more. You get confused regarding who is really behind this.Naturally, in a picture of this nature, there are scenes fully action-packed. Chan's knowledge of fighting sure comes into use here as he is fighting the bad guys almost constantly.Any attempt at romance is thwarted when it is revealed that the alleged reporter on assignment, is really an addicted person, and she meets a bad end.The truck scene, where the truck is on fire, is most exciting. It's the last scene that confuses us all. The short guy who Chan meets up with at the bar, earlier in the film, is much more involved than we would ordinarily think.

Pilsung89 The Accidental Spy is a very average movie. There's nothing special and it's not good by Jackie Chan standards. The movie is the typical comedy action formula that Jackie is famous for, but it seems to lack the effort his projects usually have. The story is confusing at times, the comedy is often over the top or too typical, and the quality of the action is also lacking. On the other hand, the movie is not terrible. The Story, while not that great, isn't boring either. Also, the action and humor may lack the high quality Jackie Chan fans are used to, but they do follow the formula Jackie usually has in his movies. In the end, the movie is not great, but not too bad. It feels like a typical Jackie Chan project that lacks the usual effort and attention to detail that he Jackie likes in his work.

athena24 I never understood professional critics of Jacky Chan's movies. I really think it should be ignored. Instead it should be relied on his fans like myself. I just can't understand the relatively high critics for his 'New Police Story' comparing to this one. Accidental Spy is a good refreshment after his American movies like 'Rush Hour' and 'Shanghai Noon', which are fine by themselves but quite low by Jackie's standards. They lack the little stupid things that make Jackie Chan's movie funny, and they surely lack his amazing stunts.Accidental Spy is a very funny film, having a lot of Jackie's nonsense in it. The pace is good and the stunts are incredible. Bringing us back to his Asian movies from the second half of the 90's. Accidental Spy is also has high budget and looks good. Accidental Spy has some drawbacks also ( of course comparing to his other movies and not to Oscar like one's). Unlike his other movies, where the plot is straight and simple, here the plot is a bit complicated and has unnecessary twists. This doesn't come along good with nonsense he brings to the movie. The fight choreography is also visually not as compelling as in his other movies.Overall - not typical Jackie movie in terms of plot but all the other is alike and his fans won't be disappointed. And this is much better then his later work like 'Toexido' , 'Medallion' or 'New Police Story'.