First off, The Knight Of Shadows is not your typical Jackie Chan, kung fu stunt filled action film! In fact, this is Jackie Chan enjoying himself, dangling on wires and dodging CGI monsters and demons - even throwing in a bit of singing between comedy routines just for fun...
I liked this little flick. While I surely missed the master in action, I knew what to expect upon viewing so wasn't disappointed by the end of it. Think A Chinese Ghost Story meets Monster Hunt and you'll be on the right track!
The Knight Of Shadows is a big, colourful, character filled fantasy that plays like a tamer version of Takeshi Miike's Great Yokai War but with a much lighter tone.
There is some wire-fu and swordplay action of course, but for the most of it Jackie flies around writing spells with his magic brush and scaring kids.
It's great to see Jackie in something so different also. It's a genre you never see him venture into, and makes a change from the usual cop role and modern day setting... It would be nice to see hime return to that although with a lot more kung fu fighting!!
The Knight Of Shadows will never go down as a classic, but it does entertain somewhat and passes the time positively.
I liked this little flick. While I surely missed the master in action, I knew what to expect upon viewing so wasn't disappointed by the end of it. Think A Chinese Ghost Story meets Monster Hunt and you'll be on the right track!
The Knight Of Shadows is a big, colourful, character filled fantasy that plays like a tamer version of Takeshi Miike's Great Yokai War but with a much lighter tone.
There is some wire-fu and swordplay action of course, but for the most of it Jackie flies around writing spells with his magic brush and scaring kids.
It's great to see Jackie in something so different also. It's a genre you never see him venture into, and makes a change from the usual cop role and modern day setting... It would be nice to see hime return to that although with a lot more kung fu fighting!!
The Knight Of Shadows will never go down as a classic, but it does entertain somewhat and passes the time positively.