The Medallion

A typical day for Jackie Chan: Wake up, kick six or seven bad guys in the head, run up a wall, encounter magical suit, child, monkey or amulet, fight 10 more bad guys, make crappy movie, go to sleep. This is the latest contender for the title of Worst Jackie Chan Movie Ever. There’s a skimpy plot about a kid who has the power to turn people into superheroes and an international super-villain who would rather like to have that power. Sadly, Chan is given the superpowers first, which means that instead of focusing on the cool martial arts acrobatics that made him famous, Chan here is strung with wires and sent flipping about by mechanical means, completely defeating the purpose of a Jackie Chan movie. Actually, I’m not sure what the purpose of a Jackie Chan movie is, so never mind.