Shanghai Noon Review

Shanghai Noon


Release Date: 10th August 2000 - Australia

                         

Production Companies
Touchstone Pictures (presents)
Spyglass Entertainment (presents)
Roger Birnbaum Productions
Jackie Chan Films Limited (in association with)

Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Australia 


Genre: Western/Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 110 minutes


Budget: $55,000,000

Box Office Gross: $99,274,467
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Bumbling Chon Wang works
as an Imperial Guard in the
 Forbidden City of China.
When Princess Pei Pei is
taken hostage, Wang
pursues her captors to the
wild frontier land of Nevada,
where he meets good-
natured thief and occasional
cowboy Roy O'Bannon.
Using O'Bannon's love for
money, Wang convinces him
to help recover the princess,
and together the two form a
curious partnership -- the
likes of which the West has
never seen. (Source - Google)


Cast
Jackie Chan - Chon Wang
Owen Wilson - Roy O'Bannon
Lucy Liu - Princess Pei Pei
Brandon Merrill - Indian Wife
Xander Berkeley - Van Cleef
Roger Yaun - Lo Fong
Jason Connery - Andrews
Walton Goggins - Wallace
Adrien Dorval - Blue
Rafael Baez - Vasquez
Kate Luyben - Fifi

Crew
Director - Tom Dey
Screenplay - Alfred Gough and Miles Millar
Associate Producer/First
Assistant Director - Bruce
Moriarty
Executive Producer/Stunt
Coordinator (Uncredited)/
Stunt Actor (Uncredited) -
Jackie Chan
Executive Producers - Willie Chan and Solon So
Producers - Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber and Jonathan Glickman
Co-Producers - Jules Daly and New Dowd
Casting Directors - Matthew Barry and Nancy Green-Keyes
Production Designer - Peter J. Hampton
Costume Designer - Joseph A. Porro
Director of Photography - Dan Mindel
Second Unit Director - E.J. Foerster
Stunt Coordinator - Brent Woolsey
Stunt Choreographer - Chung Chi Li
Special Effects Supervisor - David Neil Trifunovich
Visual Effects Supervisor - Tim Landry
Film Editor - Richard Chew
Music - Randy Edelman

Music Supervisor - Kathy Nelson


Review

It's one of the movies that have the plot scenario of "east meets west" as 'SHANGHAI NOON' is a mixture of western, comedy and martial arts action. A great film to meld three genres as a result of Jackie Chan's blend of his action style and humour. His previous work in 'Rush Hour' was clear proof of his ability to do this and it made quite an impression. Chan's talent in multi-tasking in this way is a similar feature that succeeds the film set in modern times, whereas this one takes place in the Old West. 

The hugely popular duo of Chan and Owen Wilson were perfect choices of this lighthearted take on multiple genres. Jackie was a wonderful actor to take on the "fish out of water" character as Chon Wang (get it!). Owen Wilson brilliantly portrays the outlaw character Roy O'Bannon. They have an incredible chemistry and together make for a dynamic duo.

It's never too late not to miss all the excitement of 'SHANGHAI NOON'. It's taking steps as a martial arts/western comedy and never lulls you into boredom and is surprisingly entertaining to all audiences everywhere. 

Star rating: (8/10) Very Good Movie

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