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Jackie Chan's latest film, Skiptrace, stars American actor Johnny Knoxville. The film grossed 400 million yuan (US$60 million) in its first weekend, topping the box office charts, although it received mixed reviews. Photos provided to China Daily |
Globally acclaimed kung fu giant Jackie Chan's latest film Skiptrace has grossed 400 million yuan (US$60 million) in its first weekend, putting it at the top of the box office charts. But fans call it a hodgepodge of clichés. Xu Fan reports.
From jumping from a 70-meter skyscraper in the Netherlands for “Who Am I” to sustaining a serious head injury in the former Yugoslavia for “Armor of God,” Jackie Chan is never short of stories that come close to death.
However, the globally recognized kung fu giant is now facing a new danger: he is becoming a cliché for his fans.
The 62-year-old's latest film, Skiptrace, which premiered in China on Thursday, received a disappointing rating of 5.8 out of 10 on douban.com, China's largest film review website.
Most of the comments on the site refer to the film as a hodgepodge of clichés – a stereotypical crime plot, stunts similar to Chan's previous films, funny lines that don't work, and mild eroticism.
Interestingly, despite mixed reviews, the film grossed 400 million yuan (US$60 million) in its first weekend, putting it at the top of the box office charts.
Domestic media reports that distributors have signed a special revenue sharing agreement with the filmmakers, as they expect the film to gross at least one billion yuan.
Industry sources attribute the film's commercial success to the fact that few quality films were released during this period.
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