And we're back to the Jackie Chan collection. In this adventure, Jackie is happily minding his own business --that of a treasure hunter-- when he is approached by an old frenemy, Alan (Alan Tam). They used to be in a band together with a woman named Lorelei (Rosamund Kwan) but their friendship soured when she left Jackie to be with Alan. But now Lorelei has been kidnapped by an evil cult who want to force Jackie to locate all the pieces of the legendary Armor of God. Destroying the restored armor will give the cult unlimited power. Jackie and Alan team up with a expert on the armor, May (Lola Forner), to infiltrate the cult, rescue Lorelei, and steal what pieces the cult already possess.
This is obviously lower budgeted than Operation Condor. It's also not as funny. It tries but it's just too all over the place. It doesn't really matter since the entire movie is meant to be a vehicle for Jackie Chan's martial arts. In that respect, it performs admirably. I could have done without him also performing the end credits song, however.
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