Produced by & starring Jackie Chan
Directed by Scott Waugh
Written by Arash Amel
Produced by
Esmond Ren
Hans Canosa
Joe Tam
Starring
John Cena
Pilou Asbaek
Ma Chunrui
Cinematography Tony Cheung
Edited by Scott Waugh
Music by Nathan Furst
Production
companies
Changchun Film Studio
XYZ Films
FilmsHuaxia Film Distribution
Epitome
Talent International Media
Flame Pictures Company
Distributed by Netflix
Release date: July 28, 2023
Synopsis
Two
ex-special forces soldiers must escort a group of civilians along
Baghdad's "Highway of Death" to the safety of the Green Zone.
Review
Let's talk about the story. The story reminds me of the 1973 classic "Enter the Dragon". But this film is nothing like that.
Let's talk about the two main stars. Jackie Chan & John Cena, what a random duo. This would surely turn out to be a horrible movie, right? Well, no. Chan and Cena have some good chemistry and great lines in the bloopers and the movie.
Let's talk about the action. The action is enjoyable, but really nothing special. It becomes less special when you release Jackie was 64 at the time this was filmed, so all his performances are mostly stunt doubles. This is an average run of the mill one of his movies where the idea of having him in a role is cool but the movie doesn't turn out to be that cool.
The dialogue is pretty funny, I can say that. But I can ALSO say that this movie relies on the dialogue and none of the action, really. There's no cool tricks or kicking, just guns and running and random punching.
I can say the film could have been a lot better but still pretty enjoyable.
Rating: 5.5/10
