Skiptrace (2016)

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Very slow, boring. Don't waste your time. It is not a movie. Crap crap...

REVIEW - SKIPTRACE hmmmm a weird nane for a film especially a Jackie Chan film but as always Jackie delivers with fights, stunts, humour and this time actually a good buddy crime story with a little twist that even I wasn't expecting at the end.Thoroughly enjoyed this film as I always do with Jackie Chan films so if you've got nothing better to do and what some enjoyable movie watching then you won't go far wrong with Jackie Chan.

This film tells the story of a Hong Kong policeman who has to catch an American con man, chasing him from Macau to Russia. Along the way, they encounter trouble with Russian gangs and Mongolian tribes. They have to do everything to survive."Skiptrace" is in English but it is clear that it is aimed at the Chinese market. The film itself is adequately entertaining, with a lot of action scenes done in a funny way that makes you chuckle. However, it just looks like every other recent Jackie Chan film, even the action sequences are beginning to feel strangely familiar. It is an adequate choice to kill an evening, but don't expect too much because Hollywood action films have moved on but this hasn't.

I was really expecting a lot from a new Jackie Chan movie because his past work has been terrific to say the least. But the directing and cinematography spoiled the movie for me. It was jarring to watch and it was pretty hard to follow their movements in the movie. Too much disconnected scenes also spoils it for me, like they don't know how to transition between scenes. Jackie Chan was his usual self with all the humor and has the same good performance as in his past movies. Johnny Knoxville is also good but isn't great, but better than the awful performance of Garrett Hedlund in Pan ( I know they are unrelated movies but I'm just comparing general actor performances). I really wish Jackie Chan would make more movies in future but not spoil it by hiring bad directors and cinematographers, and put a bit more effort on the story, as it has a bit of a hint of cliché.