I, personally, was blown away with the effects and the action of this movie. If you like non-stop suspensive action, then you are going to like this movie. Jackie Chan is Mr. Nice guy, a chinese chef who stumbles upon a plot, and of course, foils it. Along with his girlfriend mikkie, he evades fire bombs, martial art experts, and helps the NEA agents get their man. My only advise is to see for yourself. Although only ~85 minutes in length, this film delevers what Jackie Chan viewers expect.

Once again, LONG LIVE THE CHAN. Personally, I can not get enough of this master of moves, Jackie Chan. And in "Mr. Nice Guy", the fifth movie to emerge from the Chinese wonder, is another non-stop action spectacular: I love how these movies never let up; other kinds of stupid action movies get too involved in boredom. I love stories in films, yet with Chan a heavy detailed story would mar my attentionspan, and it would take away time to see him do his masterwork.

Story wise, "Mr. Nice Guy" is a dud: it all begins when a newswoman is caught taping a drug deal. Taking to the streets, she runs into Jackie (Gee, I wonder how they got that name from?), a television chef who also has great martial arts skills. So he kicks butt.

Action wise, "Mr. Nice Guy" is a spectacle. The entire film is jaw-droppingly awesome; Director Sammo Hung (in a cameo as an unlucky bike-rider who gets his share of the action) gets Jackie to fly all over the map. In the film's best scene, he escapes the bad guys by taking a horse carriage on a crowded sidewalk, dodging the hanging signs. When he finally gets onto the streets, he hangs on for dear life by batting his hands on a bus. The climax outdoes the thrill-happy pleasure of the hovercraft in "Rumble In The Bronx", with a behemoth tank-like contraption that destroys everything in its path. "Mr. Nice Guy" is among Chan's best. Sure, the story makes no sense whatsoever and the characters are cardboard. But what movie makes you laugh more at the perplexing antics that Chan does on screen, or the traditional end credit outtakes?

Grade: A

Tech Review:

Picture: 2 This problematic picture has washed out colors, poor blacks and mediocre contrast. This is usual for Chan films released through New Line (a head s

Sound: 2 For some reason, I was not treated to the dts mix at a dts equipped theatre, yet the Dolby mix is lousy, harsh surrounds and mismatched front channels. Perhaps the SDDS track is better, yet I doubt it. Mixed in all three formats.

Photography: 4 Filmed in the usual Chan Technovision process. A fine framed film.

Length: 88 minutes. Rated PG-13 for violence. jwhyte2@hotmail.comICQ# 4339199

Not chan's best. There's no acting skill in this movie. No plot either, but Jackie Chan plot's are just excuses for good action, and this movie has plenty of it. Some of Chan's better work includes, Operation: Condor and Supercop.