Skiptrace: Same old Chan chant

Cast: Jackie Chan, Fan Bingbing, Johnny Knoxville

Rated: 5/10

What do you say about Jackie Chan? His film templates are all the same, his action sequences are all the same, his plots are all the same. Yet, you go to his movies, you enjoy and you come back happy with your corn and cola and, of course, all the antics Chan takes you through.

Skiptrace is just the same good, old thingy. A cop partner dies, Chan is assigned to take care of his daughter, he is after the bad guy who killed his partner and is Hong Kong’s super evil Matador, somewhere down the line, he gets a very American partner type of funny man and the rest is Skiptrace.

All through this rumbling journey through Macau, China and Mongolia, there are varying degrees of action and fun and funniness that are Chan’s hallmarks.

Another thing altogether though that Mr Chan is vintaged a little too much, a bit slow on the action swipes and yet lot of fun to be with still, despite the ultimate familiarity of being.

Though you accuse him of same-old-template woes, you may not like him any other way. That’s Jackie Chan for you and that’s Skiptrace for you.

Take it or leave it. 

Source: Sunday Pioneer, 4 September, 2016