Dragon Blade

I was stuck on the Island on Monday with the wife and we were looking for a place to while away time until the traffic went down.

We decided on a Jackie Chan movie at the Silverbird Galleria and we also got free drinks and popcorn and we thought to ourselves that we got a good deal.

Jackie Chan would assure us of action and laughs. Jackie of the Rush Hour and Shanghai Knights fame or so we thought.

The movie also starring Adrien Brody (King Kong) and John Cusack (The Rock) turned out to be a deal buster.

The historical action flick is about a protection squad charged with keeping the peace and led by Captain Huo An (Jackie Chan). General Lucius (Cusack) led a fleeing Roman legion who were eventually aided by the Captain An and his squad, from a chasing Roman army with the evil General (Brody) at their helm who was bent on killing his younger brother.

The fighting scenes rumored to be choreographed by Jackie Chan do not disappoint but the storytelling mostly done with a lot of flashbacks left a lot be desired and leaving the viewer to piece the broken pieces together.

The plot was ridiculous. At some points in the movie, you could hear people laughing at the sheer stupidity of the story line. I could not wait for the closing credits. A battle scene had eagles attacking the Roman army, by clawing out their eyes for crying out loud.

I definitely would not be recommending this film to anyone.