Police Story 2013 Review

Jackie Chan is back for more police thrills and frills in Police Story 2013 but should we still expect the classic Jackie Chan or is this something new mixed with something old?

The answer is the latter. It's sad that Jackie's getting old to go full on stuntmaster which is IMHO the only real crutch for this otherwise engaging movie distributed locally by Megavision. If you'd have given Jackie a younger body and this material, you would most likely probably see a different film; perhaps even something that can surpass the film "Jackie Chan's First Strike".

Police Story 2013 is a story about family and revenge and the things we do for our loved ones. Not too many set piece action, but it does have some great dramatic beats and a nice twist towards the end makes it worth the viewing. The cast are just OK with no one really standing out 'cept for Jackie's daughter in the movie Miao Miao (played by Jing Tian).

The action here is slightly diminished compared to other works of Mr. Chan but despite that you won't be found lacking. Punching and kicking a Muay Thai master is all that we'll need to see that Jackie is a genuine bad-ass in his own right.

The main pull for Police Story 2013 is the gripping drama and mystery surrounding main antagonist Ye Lui. I really want to delve more into this character and this guy but doing so will spoil so much so lets just scratch the surface. The casting for Lui was a good call because he's got presence on screen. He also plays a convincing criminal mastermind and rich guy so that's all good too. It's a classic case of having the villain be as good as the protoganist. Too bad there's no fight scene included for this guy, would really love to see him take on Jackie Chan one-on-one in the big screen.

The story telling structure plus the narrative is also something to write home about. We jump all around the place with the story from 5 years ago to a shorter period of time. All this for Chan to trace what exactly he's done wrong to be where he is (which isn't a nice place). I miss this kind of storytelling in a movie...

Police Story 2013 is definitely a great addition to the vast movies that Jackie Chan has made and it's worthy of being part of the franchise. No self-respecting fan should miss the chance to see this film.

Verdict: 3.5/5

POLICE STORY 2013 is now showing in theaters! Special thanks to Megavision Inc.

Action Superstar Jackie Chan Movie Rebooted in Police Story 2013

Jackie Chan faces another formidable challenge in his upcoming high-octane action movie “Police Story 2013.” Faced with a group of cold-blooded syndicate where his only daughter is acquainted with, Chan plays Zhong Wen, a dedicated ordinary police officer for over 20 years determined to eradicate evil under his watch.

Known for doing his own (even dangerous) stunts, Chan’s character Zhong finds himself trapped in the machinations of a syndicate revealed to be connected to a ruthless criminal imprisoned by Wen years back and had been exacting revenge since then.

Jing Tian also stars in the movie as Chan’s daughter Miao Miao, a medical student whose fondness to her father had waned over the years. Unknown to her, the friends she made along the way are his father’s perennial enemies for years, worse her boyfriend, who owns a very dubious fashionable club, is closely connected to the man who committed manslaughter whom her father had imprisoned for life. Waiting to carry out their revenge, Miao Miao’s boyfriend Wu Jiang (played by Liu Ye) sees the hostage scene in his club an opportunity to trade his friend Fu (Zhou Xiao Ou) in prison to be released in exchange of the club patrons’ release. Fu is the man whom Zhong had imprisoned years ago. Zhong in a race against time to save his daughter and the other hostages, is forced to play along with the syndicate’s games until he gets the chance to take them down.

“Police Story 2013” is produced by Jackie Chan and is directed and written by Ding Sheng. The movie’s theme song entitled “Rescue” was performed by Jackie Chan, written and arranged by musician Sun Nan.

From Megavision, Inc., “Police Story 2013” opens this January in theaters.