Shanghai Noon 2000

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Susan Stark, Detroit News: It's hard to imagine why anyone of any age would find other elements of this movie's attempt at a comic text even mildly amusing. Read more

Mark Rahner, Seattle Times: Shanghai Noon makes for a nice guilty pleasure outing. Read more

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: It's dumb as a board but often funny -- as long as you keep your brain in the car and get in touch with your inner 14-year-old. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: Shanghai Noon is, in classic western tradition, a celebration of male bonding, unabashedly juvenile, boyishly risque and disarmingly sweet. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: As western spoofs go, though, Shanghai Noon is whooping good fun. Read more

Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Shanghai Noon lassos up all the revisionist laughs and action scenes that last summer's Wild Wild West botched. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: One dazzling feat of derring-do follows another, defying descriptions in the speed and bravura of Chan's martial artistry. Read more

Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle: It's not especially good, but not bad, either. Read more

Steven Rosen, Denver Post: Has charmingly effervescent, sometimes-hilarious chemistry between Chan and Wilson. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Shanghai Noon, which lacks Rush Hour's manic energy, also lacks confidence in its own much bigger, potentially fascinating story. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: For Chan, it's a step in the right direction, although he has yet to be given the opportunity to bring the full force of his charisma to bear on an English speaking audience. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: If you see only one martial arts Western this year (and there is probably an excellent chance of that), this is the one. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: Gough and Millar pepper the story with enough silly gags and droll one-liners that it's easy enough to stay alert between Chan's chest kicks and balletic twirls. Read more

Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: This is almost Mel Brooks territory: The frontiersmen think the Chinese are Jews, while the white settlers think it's the Sioux who are. This is equal-opportunity nuttiness, and there's a method to it. Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: Much of its strength comes from the central clash between Jackie's indomitable energy and Wilson's knowingly anachronistic cool, while lots of visual and verbal gags keep things whistling. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: Fast, furious and, quite often, very, very funny. Read more

Jessica Winter, Village Voice: Unstintingly funny. Read more