Shanghai Knights is the 2003 action/comedy follow-up to the 2000 film Shanghai Noon, a buddy team-up movie set in the Old West. It stars Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson reprising their roles from the first movie, and also stars Fann Wong, Aidan Gillen, Alison King, and Donnie Yen. This time, the characters of Chon Wang (Chan) and Roy O'Bannon (Wilson) find themselves in England on the trail of the killers of Chon's father. They are joined by his sister, Lin, played by Fann Wong. The rest of the main cast includes Donnie Yen and a young Aidan Gillen (who would, of course, go on to play Littlefinger in Game of Thrones). I will not get too much into the story on the off chance that a few people reading this have not seen it, but I liken the movie to Rush Hour 3, a sequel that really did not have to be made, with a fairly formulaic story. The action sequences are, of course, great, with Chan choreographing them all, and Wilson delivers his brand of comedy well. Fann Wong does a great job as Chon's little sister, who is smitten with Roy, and Chan plays the protective, disapproving big brother role well.
For those who get the DVD, there are a few extras, including behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, and a commentary track. Not a ton of material, but what was included was good, and worth watching. I definitely would not call it a must-see movie, but if you are looking for an action-comedy to kill an hour and a half, it is okay.
For those who get the DVD, there are a few extras, including behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, and a commentary track. Not a ton of material, but what was included was good, and worth watching. I definitely would not call it a must-see movie, but if you are looking for an action-comedy to kill an hour and a half, it is okay.
