You won't be disappointed!

Expected more

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

I remember there being a lot of 'hush' when this show was in production, which made me all the more concerned as to what the outcome was going to be like.And when I finally got it on DVD, I have to say the outcome… was worth the wait.The Accidental Spy is quite different from the usual Jackie Chan vehicle, and as his number one fan (aren't we all?) I get a tad concerned when one of these 'different vehicles' is on the way.I blame Stanley Tong!His attempt to make Jackie's movies look more 'Hollywood-like' seemed to also include the loss of the infamous end battle which we all live for in a HK movie. And this seems to have carried over to this movie – not directed by Tong, but by Teddy Chen (Purple Storm, Downtown Torpedoes). Once again, the idea of a non-fighting, yet action-packed ending seems to have been the choice of the day for what could have been, another Chan classic.It's not all bad… But instead of a fantastic end fight, we get to see our hero try and control a speeding oil tanker down busy roads, through people filled streets, and, oh yeah – it's ass is also on fire. This means that if that truck slows down, the flames will move forward and light the oil.Sounds exciting? Well, I guess it is. But enough negativity, let's focus on the good stuff this Chan flick has to offer!Well I guess we should start with the man himself… Jackie has played most and all characters on screen over the last 30 years, so it's strange, but nice, to see him play – a sports store sales assistant. Yes… that's right. In a nice introductory scene, we get to see him try and flog some gym equipment to a rich man and his wife (which doesn't work too well) before he heads out to lunch and gets caught up in a major bank robbery. And this is where the fun starts!After a tight fight in an elevator, Jackie takes a ride on a runaway crane, smashing through office blocks before being deemed a hero by national television and newspapers. Quite a fun little opening I must add, and then things start to turn a little darker.This is were fans of the usual Jackie Chan fare got divided.Low on laughs, slow on action, but there's still something in it that makes me go back to watch it again and again. This is one you need to see to decide for yourself… Avoid the American release at all costs!*Spawned a TV series in China without JC...

Jackie Chan goes from a salesman to becoming involved in an opium drug scheme in this nicely paced thriller. The problem is that the plot needed to be developed more. You get confused regarding who is really behind this.Naturally, in a picture of this nature, there are scenes fully action-packed. Chan's knowledge of fighting sure comes into use here as he is fighting the bad guys almost constantly.Any attempt at romance is thwarted when it is revealed that the alleged reporter on assignment, is really an addicted person, and she meets a bad end.The truck scene, where the truck is on fire, is most exciting. It's the last scene that confuses us all. The short guy who Chan meets up with at the bar, earlier in the film, is much more involved than we would ordinarily think.

I would like to tell you what this movie was about, but I quit paying attention so quick that I really don't know. Jackie Chan who plays a character named Jackie Chan, I mean come on even Tony Danza used a different last name, Finds out his real father wants to meet him. He goes to meet his father on his death bed and then is given clues to a lot of money and he finds the money and he fights a lot and I wasn't paying attention to the story, so sue me - it sucked horribly bad.I love martial arts and even like some of Chans work, but lets face it his stuff is mainly all the same in the 90's. They kept exploiting him and making dozens of these b-movies from his fame.The directing sucked here too and all that was good about this movie was a few fight scenes that were choreographed by the great Tung Wai and also a pretty cool little scene at the end that involved a high speed chase and a truck. There's way too much comedy involved as usual with Chans stuff.If you are a huge fan of Chan maybe you can tolerate it, if you like action films that are cheesy and bring nothing new to the table then you might like it, me I will never watch this garbage again - horrible movie. 1/10 stars

I never understood professional critics of Jacky Chan's movies. I really think it should be ignored. Instead it should be relied on his fans like myself. I just can't understand the relatively high critics for his 'New Police Story' comparing to this one. Accidental Spy is a good refreshment after his American movies like 'Rush Hour' and 'Shanghai Noon', which are fine by themselves but quite low by Jackie's standards. They lack the little stupid things that make Jackie Chan's movie funny, and they surely lack his amazing stunts.Accidental Spy is a very funny film, having a lot of Jackie's nonsense in it. The pace is good and the stunts are incredible. Bringing us back to his Asian movies from the second half of the 90's. Accidental Spy is also has high budget and looks good. Accidental Spy has some drawbacks also ( of course comparing to his other movies and not to Oscar like one's). Unlike his other movies, where the plot is straight and simple, here the plot is a bit complicated and has unnecessary twists. This doesn't come along good with nonsense he brings to the movie. The fight choreography is also visually not as compelling as in his other movies.Overall - not typical Jackie movie in terms of plot but all the other is alike and his fans won't be disappointed. And this is much better then his later work like 'Toexido' , 'Medallion' or 'New Police Story'.