I saw absolutely no marketing for this. I don't even know if it got a theatrical release in the U.S. but thanks to the magic of Netflix streaming, I got to see it. Ain't technology grand?After a huge battle that annihilated both armies, a soldier (Jackie Chan) captures the wounded enemy general (Wang Leehom) for the reward money. He wants to use it to buy a farm and be exempt from military service forever. However, the general has other ideas. He knows that his army was sold out, which led to the ambush, and he wants to know who was responsible.
Obviously, the space between these two conflicting goals is where the action happens. The inherent humor is a Jackie Chan trademark but this is much less slapstick than many of his previous films. It also has a lot more heart and character development, even though the story is familiar. It's a solid film and well worth the bandwidth to watch, but I don't think I'd buy it. It's missing that something extra to take it from good to great.
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