In between the Hollywood productions Rush Hour and Shanghai Noon, Hong Kong's most popular export, Jackie Chan, returned home to indulge his romantic side in this modern fairy tale. He plays a modern Prince Charming, a big business mogul and notoriously eligible big-city bachelor to dreamy teenager Shu Qi, a girl from a Taiwan fishing village. When a heartbreaking message in a bottle washes ashore, she traces it back to Hong Kong, where she meets Jackie in the midst of a mid-ocean brawl on a luxury yacht. Hong Kong heartthrob Tony Leung has a grand time spoofing his... image, playing a gay fashion photographer who "adopts" Shu Qi and helps her woo her handsome dream lover. It's a pleasant change to see 40-plus Jackie discard his usual goofy lovesick fool to play a suave swinger, but next to giggly teen Shu Qi, who proves to be a spunky and winning actress, he seems a little too mature. There are still plenty of opportunities to see Jackie in acrobatic action with a subplot involving a boyhood friend turned shady business rival, but at heart it's a sweet, silly little love song full of unabashed romantic imagery, elegant art design, snazzy fashions and a gooey happy ending. Jackie doesn't provide his own voice in the English dubbed edition, which makes a minor dent in his charm but does little to affect the film as a whole. --Sean Axmaker, Amazon.com [show more]
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After stumbling across a romantic message in a bottle, the beautiful Bu (Shu Qi) travels all the way from Taiwan to Hong Kong to track down the sender. Potential suspects include Albert (Tony Leung) and businessman Chan (Jackie Chan), but matters become more complicated when Bu's boyfriend follows her to the city. Meanwhile, Chan's corporate rival, eager to cause trouble, releases a martial arts expert into the mix.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. In this hilarious, fast-paced action film, Jackie Chan is a dashing Hong Kong millionaire who meets a sexy young country girl and falls madly in love. But when his corporate rival Howie sets a deadly surprise trap, he must fight for his lady and his life! Actors Jackie Chan, Tony Leung, Chiu Wai, Shu Qi, Vincent Kok, Hsien-Chi Jen, Elaine Jin, Ken Lo, Sung Young Chen, Bradley James Allan & Tats Lau Director Vincent Kok Certificate PG Year 1999 Screen Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Additional Languages Cantonese Subtitles English ; Polish ; Czech ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Hindi ; Hebrew ; Danish ; Swedish ; Finnish ; Greek ; Norwegian ; Dutch ; Bulgarian Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour and 39 minutes (approx)
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