Mayn Street

If only for the sheer novelty of the fight scene between Jackie Chan and Jet Li, this movie should definitely be watched.

However, if you're coming into the theater thinking you'll be seeing some serious kung fu movie along the lines of Jet Li's Once Upon a Time in China Forever and Ever series or Chan's Snake in the Eagle's Shadow classic or even something along the lines of Crouching Tiger and House of Flying Daggers, you will surely be disappointed.

Take note: This is purely a family kung fu film if ever there was one.

That said, I have never seen Chan or Li have so much fun in a movie. They seem to be loving and enjoying every scene that they have whether together or separated. The kung fu is great but not really anything that we haven't seen before but again the fact that it is Chan and Li doing it brings it to a higher echelon altogether.

For those who have only seen Li in his Hollywood films, one would be surprised as to how funny he can be since in hs Hollywood outings, he is stuck with brooding silent type roles(Unleashed, Lethal Weapon 4, Romeo must Die) because of his lack of command of the English language.

On the other hand, Chan is the one doing the witty lines that used to be reserved for Chris Tucker in their Rush Hour trilogy. Chan seems extremely giddy to be in this movie and his chemistry with Li never seems contrived.

The movie itself is formulaic. From the artifact, to the myth, to the training sequences, to the punks who look like rejects from the Jets in West Side Story (a staple in Jackie Chan urban movies), practically everything has been done before.

For now I will accept this movie as the movie with Chan and Li in it. But please tell us there's something more, something more serious. Something more worthy of Jackie Chan and Jet Li.