Rating: PG13
Genre:
Adventure
Release Date: 09/14/1999
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 5.1/2
Run Time: 89 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Dimension
Jackie Chan returns to his adventuring
Indiana Jones-esque Asian Hawk character with this rollicking
action-adventure yarn. In this go-around,
Jackie (aka
the Asian Hawk) is looking for 240 tons of gold stolen by the Nazis and buried beneath the Sahara. Along the way, he teams up with a stuck-up archeologist named
Ada (
Carol Cheng), a Japanese tourist named
Momoko (
Shoko Ikeda), and
Elsa (
Eva Cobo De Garcia), the granddaughter of the Nazi captain who originally hid the booty. Opposing them is various groups of blackguards and mercenaries along with
Adolf (
Aldo Sanbrell) -- the last surviving soldier from the original company -- who is hell-bent on getting the gold himself. Soon, two of
Jackie's companions find themselves sold into slavery while
Jackie battles the baddies in a massive WWII-era wind tunnel. This film ran 100 percent over
Chan's already lavish -- by Hong Kong standards -- budget, making it one of the most expensive films that industry has ever produced.
~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
