The combined
efforts of the men who made Project A
a masterpiece—Jackie Chan (as Thomas), Sammo Hung (as Moby), and Yuen Biao (as
David)—are also present in this film. The three, who went to school together
when they were young, are favorites among critics. They can also be found in
starring roles in three out of the seven Lucky Stars franchise films by Sammo
Hung.
This movie
showcases good martial arts at the highest level, and the
story flows food sellers to heroic buddies who want to
save a girl they’ve fallen for.
The movie
follows two men (Thomas and David) who run a fast-food van in Barcelona (where
the movie was shot). David does the food prep, and Thomas handles the delivery.
A little rivalry brews between the two friends when a lady named Sylvia comes
between them. However, Sylvia isn’t who she appears to be.
After a series
of events lead to Sylvia getting into trouble, they run into Moby, a private
detective, and the three work together to get Sylvia out of harm’s way.
The movie features some really impressive fight scenes, look out for the one between professional kickboxing champion Benny Urquidez and Jackie Chan.
The movie
spawned successful comic books and video games, becoming a lucrative franchise.
Like some foreign movies, it had a different release name in other countries.
The franchise became known as Spartan X.
As much as I liked this movie, and believe you should see it, I have to say that, it has its drawbacks. Starting with, it has a pretty weak plot, mostly serving as an excuse for action and comedy rather than a solid story. The humor, though playful, sometimes feels forced and doesn’t always match the tone of the film. The fight choreography isn’t as tight as in some of Jackie Chan’s other movies.
One thing about
this movie is, not many of my friends when I was younger knew about its
existence, but once we did, we realized it was not worth seeing it, not one of
Jackie Chan’s best.
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