Jet Li…hmm. What do you think, is there any chance of this being a watchable movie? My money is on no…

Cut To The Chase: Decent but underwhelming

Much ado has been made about the pairing of action stars Jet Li and Jackie Chan in their first movie together. Both action stars have done very different styles of movies so it’s no surprise this hasn’t happened before. Jackie Chan has favored modern, tamer films that had strong humor elements to them while Jet Li often stars in very serious, sometimes period films. The Forbidden Kingdom sort of bridges the gap between the two styles by connecting a mythological scenario with a contemporary story involving an American main character. Continue reading →