In those days, the UK could at least produce a formidable villain (Aiden Gillen, who repeatedly bested Jackie in swordplay), and Queen Victoria was played by dignified British thespian Gemma Jones. (An opening caption for Around the World establishes the timeframe as "before the turn of the century," presumably not meaning the most recent such turn.)Īlas, England hasn’t fared well in the short years since Shanghai Knights.
In any event, that story has about as much in common with this latest entry in the Jackie Chan Hollywood buddy-picture franchise as the Gary Cooper Western High Noon has with Jackie Chan comedy-Western Shanghai Noon - which is to say, they have similar titles.Īctually, what Around the World most resembles is Noon sequel Shanghai Knights, also set in Victorian-era London and featuring relatively decent action scenes. What’s that? You thought that Around the World in 80 Days was about a race to circumnavigate the globe? Ah, you would be thinking either of the Jules Verne novel, or else of the modestly entertaining, star-studded 1956 travelogue film starring David Niven. They’re actually so good, it’s a shame there had to be that annoying filler about a race to circumnavigate the globe.
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Not only are these the best fight scenes in any version of Around the World in EightyDays, they’re also the best fight scenes in any Jackie Chan Hollywood buddy movie to date.
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