Shanghai Noon
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Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
What critics thought
Shanghai Noon earned a broadly favorable reception as a cheerful genre mashup, with critics singling out the natural comic chemistry between Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson as the film's real engine. Most agreed the plot was thin and beside the point — the fun was in watching two mismatched screen personalities bounce off each other across the Old West. It's the kind of crowd-pleaser critics could enjoy without pretending it was more than it is.
“Fast, furious and, quite often, very, very funny.”
Joe Leydon·Variety
“If you see only one martial arts Western this year (and there is probably an excellent chance of that), this is the one.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Adventure, Action, Comedy, Western
Cast & Crew
Tom DeyDirector
Jackie ChanChon Wang
Owen WilsonRoy O'Bannon
Lucy LiuPrincess Pei Pei
Xander BerkeleyNathan Van Cleef
Roger YuanLo Fong
Yu RongguangImperial Guard
Walton GogginsWallace
Brandon MerrillIndian Wife
Jason ConneryAndrews
Adrien DorvalBlue
Stacy GrantHooker in Distress
Kate LuybenFifi
Randy EdelmanComposer
Alfred GoughWriter
Miles MillarWriter
Dan MindelCinematographyShanghai Noon
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
What critics thought
Shanghai Noon earned a broadly favorable reception as a cheerful genre mashup, with critics singling out the natural comic chemistry between Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson as the film's real engine. Most agreed the plot was thin and beside the point — the fun was in watching two mismatched screen personalities bounce off each other across the Old West. It's the kind of crowd-pleaser critics could enjoy without pretending it was more than it is.
“Fast, furious and, quite often, very, very funny.”
Joe Leydon·Variety
“If you see only one martial arts Western this year (and there is probably an excellent chance of that), this is the one.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Adventure, Action, Comedy, Western
Cast & Crew
Tom DeyDirectorJackie ChanChon WangOwen WilsonRoy O'BannonLucy LiuPrincess Pei PeiXander BerkeleyNathan Van CleefRoger YuanLo FongYu RongguangImperial GuardWalton GogginsWallaceBrandon MerrillIndian WifeJason ConneryAndrewsAdrien DorvalBlueStacy GrantHooker in DistressKate LuybenFifiRandy EdelmanComposerAlfred GoughWriterMiles MillarWriterDan MindelCinematographyRent & Buy