Rating: NR
Genre:
Action
Release Date: 08/07/2007
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: Cantonese/English
Sound: DD5.1/DD1
Run Time: 103 min
Distributor/Studio: Dragon Dynasty
Internationally famed
action star
Jackie Chan tones down his usual martial arts pyrotechnics for a more traditionally dramatic role in this
police drama.
Crime Story finds
Chan portraying a Hong Kong police detective, an honest cop guilt-ridden over his participation in a recent shoot-out. He is absolved of wrong-doing by the force, however, and assigned to protect a major real estate developer. Despite
Chan's best efforts, though, the man under his care is soon kidnapped. The criminals demand millions in payment from the developer's wife, and
Chan takes it upon himself to try and foil their plot and rescue the developer. His job is made more difficult by the fact that his new partner on the case, an esteemed detective, is secretly in cahoots with the criminals. Though there are a number of martial arts sequences near the film's climax, much of the action is more typical of Hollywood than Hong Kong, consisting of shoot-outs, explosions, and extended car chases. The ample amount of blood and the overall gritty tone combines with
Chan's restrained performance to create a darker experience than most other
Chan films familiar to American audiences.
~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
;)
