Twin Dragons (1999)
Anthony Chan, Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Nina Li Chi, Philip Chan ... (see more) , Sylvia Chang , Teddy Robin
Jackie Chan resurrects the old Corsican Brothers chestnut of identical twin brothers separated at birth who meet up as adults and discover that they share more than blood ties. Poor boy Chan is a mechanic and race-car driver whose black-market activities have made him the target of some nasty mobste... (read more) Jackie Chan resurrects the old Corsican Brothers chestnut of identical twin brothers separated at birth who meet up as adults and discover that they share more than blood ties. Poor boy Chan is a mechanic and race-car driver whose black-market activities have made him the target of some nasty mobsters, while jet-setting Chan is a world-famous conductor back in Hong Kong for a concert. In the same vicinity for the first time in years, they can suddenly feel each other's pain, and more. As one Chan jumps a jet boat for a wild escape, the other becomes a spastic victim of the furious ride, thrown around a posh restaurant while drenching his date with drinking water. Though the American cut has been pared of the worst of Chan's incessant mugging (it's about 12 minutes shorter than the original version), it's still overloaded with silly slapstick and cartoonish mistaken-identity gags as the boys swap girlfriends and dance. But wade through the crude comedy and you're rewarded with a gymnastic free-for-all climax in a car-testing workshop, where Chan leaps over, under, and through cars while taking on an army of gangsters before split-screen brothers team up for a bit of marionette martial arts. Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam codirect, Tsui taking the comedy and Lam handling the action, and John Woo makes a cameo as a priest in the wedding finale. --Sean Axmaker
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PG-13, 90 min.
Directed by:
Hark Tsui,
Ringo Lam
Release Date: Apr 09, 1999
DVD Release Date: Sep 07, 1999
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Jackie's take on the ever popular twins-separated-at-birth action movie trope. As expected, it's goofy fun.
Although the twins-separated-at-birth plot is rather cliche, Jacki Chan makes it amazingly entertaining. He almost flawlessly convinces us he is both characters, and their interaction and mix-ups are enough to keep you entertained. But on top of th... (read more) Although the twins-separated-at-birth plot is rather cliche, Jacki Chan makes it amazingly entertaining. He almost flawlessly convinces us he is both characters, and their interaction and mix-ups are enough to keep you entertained. But on top of that, there's tons of great fight scenes and mindless explosions, making for an incredibly fun Chan movie.
It's an interesting idea, but some parts are really absurd. The climax battle in the car factory is a real gem. Heroin Maggie Cheung is beautiful, and it's good to see her playing in this kind of light comedy. It is co-directed by the two internatio... (read more) It's an interesting idea, but some parts are really absurd. The climax battle in the car factory is a real gem. Heroin Maggie Cheung is beautiful, and it's good to see her playing in this kind of light comedy. It is co-directed by the two internationally acclaimed Hong Kong directors, Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam. In some parts we can see their inquiring mind on film, and overall it can be said that it was a creative collaboration. Also, it is fun to see so many top Hong Kong directors (over 30 directors), like John Woo, Peter Chan, etc., appear as cameo, although I don't really know how they are put into the film.
I liked Cheech and Chong's Corsican Brothers, so I would give this a try.
Story's pointless as usual, but there's enough brilliant choreography here to warrant a watch. Takes a while getting there, tho.
Jackie's done better movies, but there's some fun to be had here. If you can get past the fact that it's all a big, fat shameless Mitsubishi ad, the final fight in the testing facility is actually some of his best work.
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Amusing all the way and not something Chan fans should skip.full review
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