Rumble in the Bronx (1995)

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  •  (4 out of 5 stars)

At age 40, Jackie Chan finally had his big U.S. box office breakthrough with Rumble in the Bronx, making ten times its budget worldwide. New Line Cinema acquired the film and put it out with a new score and an English dub. The dubbing isn't great and neither is the plot, but that's not why you're watching. Jackie Chan and many other stunt performers put their lives on the line to entertain you in this well-directed martial arts film. While set in the Bronx, the film was shot in Vancouver, where Chan battles neon biker gangs and gangsters in search of lost diamonds. There's humor interspersed throughout and Chan's affability carries the movie. A more coherent plot might've added additional impact to the well choreographed stunt scenes. But the crazy stunt bloopers at the end add to the lengths that Chan and the stunt folks went to entertain us.

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