RIDE ON is Jackie Chan's latest starring role and offers a change of pace from the rest of his fare from the last decade. This one's more of a laid back character piece, with Jackie essentially playing a version of himself: a washed-up stuntman and kung fu star who spends his days watching clips of his former glory. A lot of the running time in this overlong production focuses on his relationship with his daughter which, shall we say, is certainly less fractious than the real-life one. The film offers a sometimes heartwarming story of a friendship between a man and his horse, but there are silly gross-out laughs along the way. We get precisely two fight scenes, which are okay, but it's sad to see Jackie so heavily doubled these days. Wu Jing and Rongguang Yu supply cameos.
Review of Ride On
