Guys, let's make it clear first, I am a huge fan of Jackie Chan, but to write a proper review, I have to dismiss that entirely, right ? Don't worry, I am not gonna spoil anything "HUGE" or remarkable at all. But I'd rather disclaim myself by tagging it as "spoiler".
Well for starters, the title isn't gonna hook you from the get-go, you really wonder what a "Chinese Zodiac" movie would be like, but then you read the summary and you find it controversial. Well, Chinese Zodiac is a movie that has pretty obvious morale spots throughout it, it has crime, also a reasonable plot line (except for the "Treasure Boat" thing, and the clan that rushed on them, this is not necessarily a spoiler if you haven't watched the movie), and a good ending.
It has really good stunts and stuff, (altho the 'sky diving' at the end really controverted with physics), but as a whole it was really good, and we saw typical Jackie Chan risk his life doing the stunts, this alone would force me into liking this movie.
What really bugged me is the backstory of the "family breakup" or whatever that was, they did not make it clear, and also the dubbing was god-awful. I didn't like the English Dub, I wish they just kept it Chinese and then I would read the English subs. You just feel like some amateur audio editing took place during the production of the English version.
Bottom line is, it's not like the type of movies I would recommend, but it remains good. 6~7/10
Well for starters, the title isn't gonna hook you from the get-go, you really wonder what a "Chinese Zodiac" movie would be like, but then you read the summary and you find it controversial. Well, Chinese Zodiac is a movie that has pretty obvious morale spots throughout it, it has crime, also a reasonable plot line (except for the "Treasure Boat" thing, and the clan that rushed on them, this is not necessarily a spoiler if you haven't watched the movie), and a good ending.
It has really good stunts and stuff, (altho the 'sky diving' at the end really controverted with physics), but as a whole it was really good, and we saw typical Jackie Chan risk his life doing the stunts, this alone would force me into liking this movie.
What really bugged me is the backstory of the "family breakup" or whatever that was, they did not make it clear, and also the dubbing was god-awful. I didn't like the English Dub, I wish they just kept it Chinese and then I would read the English subs. You just feel like some amateur audio editing took place during the production of the English version.
Bottom line is, it's not like the type of movies I would recommend, but it remains good. 6~7/10