Harry here, with a brief look, from Kid Hendrix, at SHANGHAI NOON... an upcoming Jackie Chan flick that also stars Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Steve Buscemi... So basically it's the best American cast that Jackie has had a chance to work with yet... The director that is attached, Tom Dey, hasn't had a film out yet, but he is connected with multiple projects at the moment (DOUBLE O SOUL and BAD BOYS 2). So take that for what it is worth and check out what the Kid has to say...
Hey Harry, Kid Hendrix here. I just finished reading the script for "Shanghai Noon" by Miles Millar and Alfred Gough. I'm not going to give any spoilers, because I hate reading those. Roger Birnbaum is producing this film, and let's just say I'm not a huge fan of his films. He doesn't have the best track record (Holy Man, Simon Birch, Celtic Pride, etc.) This script had some good attributes. Sounds like it's going to have some great action. Birnbaum did produce "Rush Hour," which had some great action in it. And the film stars Jackie Chan.
The story isn't breakthrough, but I have no gripes about it. A Chinese princess is kidnapped, and they send Jackie Chan's character to retrieve her. He meets up with an American bandit-in-training in the American southwest, and they team up. Some good situations, and one particullarly funny jail scene (if you want to hear about it, e-mail me at kidhendrix@aol.com). My one major gripe is that a lot of this dialogue is TERRIBLE! Owen Wilson's character has terrible, cliched lines. They try to make jokes about this, but it can't cover up the fact that better dialogue could have been written by Adam Sandler. I'll be getting a copy of the final script soon, so I'll let you all know if any of my opinions change. I doubt it though. This looks like a typical Roger Birnbaum movie with cheesy dialogue, but great action. Kind of a Rush Hour meets Holy Man.
