A kung fu directed by Rob Minkoff, starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
A modern American boy is transported to ancient China when he tries to help a pawn shop owner defend his shop from robbers. The shop owner tells the boy to return a magic staff from the shop to it's rightful owner. Once in China, the boy makes friends with a fighter who knows the owner of the staff is the monkey king, whom the jade warlord has imprisoned in stone. Quest time.
This had so much potential. They could have made such a great kung fu film that anything else would be absurd. They did nothing of the sort. They made an absurd, over-done disasterpiece. The pace was so fast and jumpy and the plot so complex that the viewer has no time to enjoy what's going on. The kung fu and the wire work are good, but there is way to much CG for the tastes of die hard fu fans. I'm rating this adequate because it has entertainment value, but could have been done so much better.
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