Vanguard
critic Reviews
, 29% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Vanguard isn't entirely bereft of fun for action fans, but only the most devout Jackie Chan fans will find much that's truly worth watching here.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreKevin MaherTimes (UK)
Supercop? Super-bland.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreWendy IdeObserver (UK)
It's an unforgivable waste of Jackie Chan, action-movie legend, reduced here to pratfalls and gurning double takes.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreTim RobeyDaily Telegraph (UK)
It's all atrocious.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScorePeter BradshawGuardian
Veteran Hong Kong action director Stanley Tong reunites with his longtime star Jackie Chan for this amiable but rather under-par adventure with silly CGI effects.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreIgnatiy VishnevetskyAV Club
There's no reason why a movie that features Jackie Chan, lion attacks, and machete-wielding henchmen on Jet Skis should be as boring as Vanguard.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSimon AbramsRogerEbert.com
Chan's latest star vehicle didn't need to be anything more than a good work of propaganda, but it's not even compelling on those terms.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreVictoria LuxfordCity AM
Fast-moving and crammed with fight scenes, Vanguard is a disposable action flick that will satisfy the most loyal Jackie Chan devotees. However, those looking for the actor at his best may want to visit some earlier hits.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreCasey ChongScreenHK
Coupled with cheesy dialogues and mostly unfunny comedy moments, Vanguard continues to be a downfall for Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong's collaboration.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreDaniel GormanIn Review Online
Put as delicately as possible, [Vanguard is] an absolute affront to action cinema.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMatt BrunsonFilm Frenzy
In most respects, Vanguard feels like a throwback to the type of overstuffed action flick that made its presence particularly known from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s.
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