Project A 2 (1987)

Project A 2 (‘A’ gai wak 2)
Directed by Jackie Chan
Written by Jackie Chan, Edward Tang and Yu Ting
1987/Hong Kong
Golden Way Films Ltd./Paragon Films LTD
First viewing/Streaming on Netflix Watch Instantly
#788 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
IMDb users say 7.2/10; I say 6.5/10

[box] I’m crazy, but I’m not stupid. — Jackie Chan[/box]

I think I would need a couple of months of testosterone therapy to truly appreciate this. There is no denying Jackie Chan’s charisma though.

The story is but an excuse for the epic fight sequences.  I will try my best.  Hong Kong Police Sergeant Dragon Ma Yue Lung (Chan) is assigned to pose as Superintendent Chun’s assistant to investigate whether the Superintendent is staging arrests.  For a long time, however, Dragon and his loyal team are more involved with taking down a vice kingpin and dealing with very confusing efforts by and against a rebel group fighting (?) the forces of the Dowager Empress (of China?).  With the gorgeous Maggie Cheung as one of the rebels.

I suppose everyone should see one Jackie Chan movie before they die.  This one is interesting in that it pre-dates the British hand-over of Hong Kong to China.  So we get a lot of British twits in high places plus, in the dubbed version available to me, several local characters with ludicrous Cockney accents.  It’s all very light and fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4hmp1dSRDc

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