Rob-B-Hood is
supposed to be Chan’s break from character; he wanted to stop being the good
guy in movies and for us to see him be a bad guy for once. Now, if you plan to
see this movie, don’t be afraid that it doesn’t have the regular Jackie Chan
fun of action comedy—it has plenty of it. It’s just that Chan’s character is a
man who has a gambling problem, isn’t close to his family, and kidnaps a baby.
For me, Chan did
a fantastic job in this movie, putting his acting ability to the test and
coming out on the other side victorious.
I also liked the story of the movie, which stuck to the idea of what Chan
wanted. He remained the bad guy, but he was up against worse guys. We see his
struggle of trying to do the right thing for a child he kidnapped.
The movie shows
us two men, Thong (Jackie Chan) and Octopus (Louis Koo). Both are burglars, and
we see them at work as they rob a hospital.
The landlord where they live is having a tough time, and he gets a contract
from the triads to kidnap a baby. Needing the money, he contracts Thong and
Octopus to assist with the job. They’re not thrilled with the idea of
kidnapping a baby. Their getaway is challenged when the police come after them.
Thong and Octopus get away, leaving the landlord to be arrested. He tells them
they should care for the child until his release since he was arrested for
speeding.
It’s this
waiting for him to come that shifts the movie’s direction. We get to see Thong
and Octopus try to be good caregivers to the child. It affects their lives and
forces them to change the way they see things while waiting for the landlord,
who is still bent on giving up the baby for money.
How things end
up when the landlord gets out is something you’ll have to see when you watch
the movie.
The movie is the
first in decades to have Chan play a negative character involved in a terrible
scheme.
It’s well-produced, and even though the focus of the movie was more on the
characters and not the action, it was still fun to watch. Although the movie is
quite long for the story it’s trying to tell, much of the extended scenes
occurred during the child care and the fights.
Watchable fun.
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