<i>Jackie Chan</i> is undoubtedly one of the few Asian stars whose name alone can open a movie, probably worldwide now. With his latest offering for the Chinese National Day holiday in <b>Rob- B-Hood</b>, he has again done back to basics, together with one of… More
<i>Jackie Chan</i> is undoubtedly one of the few Asian stars whose name alone can open a movie, probably worldwide now. With his latest offering for the Chinese National Day holiday in <b>Rob- B-Hood</b>, he has again done back to basics, together with one of his collaborators of late <i>Benny Chan</i>, with his mantra of "no sex no violence", but just pure action. <i>Jackie Chan</i> screen time is almost equally shared with co-lead <i>Louis Koo</i>, with the both of them playing unsavoury characters. The action scenes were few and far between, though each scene is still carefully choreographed and felt that it lasted longer than the usual. The comedic element came in full swing with the introduction of the baby, which probably is the movie's trump card in luring the crowds. It's nothing new as the antics of soiled diapers, refusal to stop crying, and various moments of what baby would do, have already been touched upon in movies like <b>Three Men and a Baby</b>, or even <b>Raising Arizona</b>. The supporting casts consists of actors past and present in roles that either brought back some good memories, or are milked just for laughs. <i>Yuen Biao</i> was the other supporting role that compelled me to watch this movie, as he seemed to have faded from starring in movies for some time now. He doesn't have much to do here, save for some limited screen action. Actresses like <i>Charlene Choi</i>, <i>Teresa Carpio</i> and <i>Yuanyuan Gao</i> add balance to the testosterone on screen, but probably the best cameo appearance belongs to the duo of <i>Nicholas Tse</i> and <i>Daniel Wu</i>. As always, stay at your seats while the end credits roll, for the usual out-takes included. My only gripe would still be to have this shown in Cantonese, somehow the dubbing of the out- takes sounded really too artificial.