Jackie Chan made many films in his home country of China, and after this martial arts action comedy thriller, directed by himself, he became an international superstar. Basically Jackie is a Hong Kong police officer who manages to catch and arrest a big drug lord, and of course he is not happy, and he sets him up for a murder he did not commit, a fellow cop. Jackie is now trying to clear his name, while chasing the real bad guys, keeping himself for getting arrested or killed, oh, and trying to keep his girlfriend from leaving him, while protecting a female witness. Also starring Brigitte Lin as Selina Fong, Maggie Cheung as May, Yuen Chor as Mr. Chu, Bill Tung as Inspector Bill Wong and Kenneth Tong as Tom. The story isn't exactly something to pay full attention, I personally concentrated more on the great comedy moments, e.g. answering four phones, the fight and action sequences, and of course Chan's agility in death-defying stunts. There is a downside, the English dubbing is absolutely terrible, worse than a spaghetti western, and I don't know why (why he learnt English) Chan couldn't have voiced himself, but if you can ignore this, your in for quite a treat. Jackie Chan was number 41 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars. Good!
Review of Police Story
