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      Mr. Nice Guy

      PG-13 Released Mar 20, 1997 1h 30m Action Adventure Comedy List
      43% Tomatometer 30 Reviews 44% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Jackie Chan plays a popular TV chef who accidentally saves a reporter pursued by two warring gangs -- one that looks like the standard Cosa Nostra types, the other a group of upstarts. After the two gangs decide to come after Jackie, he drops his nice guy image and fights back. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      Mike Clark USA Today Even by the low standards of Chan films, Mr. Nice Guy isn't very good. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 9, 2018 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: D+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Entertainment Weekly Rated: D+ Oct 9, 2010 Full Review Ed Travis Cinapse Sammo Hung's original cut of Mr. Nice Guy, as brought to us in this new Blu-ray release, is actually quite delightful, and illustrative of peak Jackie Chan/Sammo Hung collaborations. Dec 22, 2019 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Great stunts....but the novelty wears off fast Rated: 2/5 Mar 11, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      DanTheMan 2 Originally, supposed to be the fifth entry in the Police Story series before becoming its own thing entirely, Mr Nice Guy marks the final time Sammo Hung acted as director for Jackie Chan and the first of Jackie's films to be entirely shot and scripted in English. It starts out so relentlessly 90s that it worried me but soon picks up and fully embraces the Hong Kong star's nature of insane stuntwork and hilarious and equal parts badass fights with a killer villain in the form of a questionable Australian gangster played by Richard Norton. Mr Nice Guy is completely ridiculous, bordering on cartoonish, but in the best way imaginable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/23 Full Review Thomas H One of Chan's best films of the 90s, Mr. Nice Guy's international version is hampered by several cuts to key scenes. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/25/23 Full Review Liam D A short but fun movie This action is not one of Jackie Chan's best but it's a fun time Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/01/21 Full Review Audience Member I honestly don't know what to write! this is a horrible movie by all means, though the fact the Jackie is the main protagonist is making all the deference Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review waleed a pretty terrible overall. and not nearly as funny as his other movies, and there really wasn't that much actual fighting. there were a lot of action scenes and destruction but lacking in hand to hand combat that we're used to. but seriously, this guy is insane. these stunts he does himself are unbelievably dangerous. he never ceases to amaze me (about 3 viewings) Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Review: This is a more serious Jackie Chan movie which sees him playing a TV Chef, who gets caught up with a bunch of thugs and drug dealers, when he tries to save a journalist who has recorded a drug deal. When they escape from the thugs, the journalist realises that she hasn't got the tape and that she has a recording of one of Jackies shows but the thugs are adamant about getting the tape back which will expose there operation. An innocent Jackie, helps to save the journalist to fight of the baddies whilst struggling to stay alive because of this tape, which he really doesn't know were it is. When his girlfriend comes to stay with him, she is kidnapped by the baddies so Jackie will give them the tape, so with the help of the police, he tries to get his girlfriend back by using his Kung Fu skills against both parties of the drug deal. When the police finally get information about the tapes whereabouts, Jackie manages to save his girlfriend and he takes down the drug dealers for good. Like many Chan movies, the action scenes were brilliant and the stunts were very well choreographed but the whole tape concept wasn't that great. I was impressed with Chans cooking skills and the epic bulldozer scene at the end was quite good but the film seemed pretty average. The acting from the Australian cast was a bit sketchy and the huge baddies in the box suits were useless but it's a watchable movie which, gladly, didn't have any of those silly comedic action scenes. Average! Round-Up: Sammo Hung, 63, who made an appearance in the movie as a cyclist, also directed this action packed movie and I must admit, he did do quite a good job. Most of his previous films, like Wheels on Meals and Dragons Forever, have a comedic feel to them but he gave this movie a serious side which made the film watchable. Its not in the same league as the more authentic movies from Chan but the action was great, along with Chans professionalism on screen. Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: $13million I recommend this movie to people who are into their crime/action/martial arts/comedies starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Richard Norton. 5/10 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Jackie Chan plays a popular TV chef who accidentally saves a reporter pursued by two warring gangs -- one that looks like the standard Cosa Nostra types, the other a group of upstarts. After the two gangs decide to come after Jackie, he drops his nice guy image and fights back.
      Director
      Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
      Producer
      Leonard Ho
      Screenwriter
      Fibe Ma, Edward Tang
      Distributor
      New Line Cinema
      Production Co
      Golden Harvest
      Rating
      PG-13 (Some Sensuality|Pervasive Action Violence|Drug Content)
      Genre
      Action, Adventure, Comedy
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 20, 1997, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 1, 2008
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $12.7M
      Runtime
      1h 30m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, Surround, Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)
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