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'Shanghai Noon' is a western-comedy starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. Chan is Chon Wang (sounds like John Wayne) and Wilson is Roy O'Bannon, a perfect name for the outlaw he is. Wang is in the USA because he has to save a princess, played by Lucy Liu.
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Roy is surrounded by women in a sensuous environment. They...
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Metascore. Jackie Chan's best American picture to date,...
- Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Noon: Directed by Tom Dey. With Jackie Chan, Owen...
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May 26, 2000 · Shanghai Noon: Directed by Tom Dey. With Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Brandon Merrill. A Chinese man travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped Princess. After teaming up with a train robber, the unlikely duo takes on a Chinese traitor and his corrupt boss.
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- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Tom Dey
- 2000-05-26
Metascore. Jackie Chan's best American picture to date, breathes fresh life into the virtually dormant comedy-western. Unstintingly funny -- far more so than the wince-worthy trailer -- owing to Chan's pairing with droll indie eccentric Owen Wilson, as his would-be gunslinger sidekick.
In summary, Shanghai Noon deserves a perfect score of 10/10. It is an exceptional film that seamlessly combines action, comedy, and adventure, while also embracing cultural diversity.
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- Tom Dey
- PG-13
- Jackie Chan
Shanghai Noon is a 2000 martial arts western action comedy film starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu. The first in the Shanghai film series and marking the directorial debut of Tom Dey, Shanghai Noon was written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The film received positive reviews and was a commercial success.
May 26, 2000 · What "Shanghai Noon" proves--and here's how it's a criticism of "Wild Wild West"--is that no matter how much effort is put into production values and special effects, a movie like this finally depends on dialogue and characters.
May 22, 2000 · By Joe Leydon. Yippie-ki-kung-fu! Jackie Chan rides tall in the saddle — when he isn’t busy running up walls, bounding over bad guys and generally kicking up a fuss — in “Shanghai Noon,” a...
