Skiptrace (2016)
Rated PG-13
Starring Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville, Bingbing Fan, Eric Tsang, Eve Torres, Winston Chao,
Directed by Renny Harlin
The Story:
Detective Bennie Chan (Chan) is on the trail of shadowy gangster who killed his partner (Tsang) years ago. His obsession with a case is taking a toll on him, and he is sent on vacation. Meanwhile, an American gambler (Knoxville) is having issues of his own. When he witnesses a murder, he might finally have the evidence that Chan needs to finally catch the bad guy red-handed!
If that plot sounds awfully familiar, it's pretty much the plot to Rush Hour and works pretty much the same way:
Chan can't find notorious bad guy.
Chan meets his humorous partner.
The two are oil and water.
They work against each other.
They finally work with each other.
They catch the bad guy.
Happy ending.
And if you've got a successful scenario like that, and the most famous international action movie star of all time, you don't tinker with it too terribly much.
So yes, it's familiar enough...
That's what you get with just about any Jackie Chan film.
And if you're a fan, that's really more than enough.
Considering the man is over 60, his action scenes are still really enjoyable to behold and it's amazing what he can still do out there.
Knoxville works well as an obnoxious American, but when hasn't he?
:)
Final Grade: C+
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