It makes fans of the original "Police Story" franchise wistful for the mundane locales but extraordinary daredevil stunt work of yore.

This is a very poorly paced and structured movie, cutting between time periods to fill in the sort of convoluted backstory that a leaner, more propulsive piece of pulp probably wouldn't bother with in the first place.

This is a grittier Jackie Chan largely because it has to be, but a depressing sign that there simply aren't many tools left in the box.

A reasonable action film from Mainland China, and one which should just about satisfy Jackie Chan fans, if not fulfil their dreams of seeing him return to his glory days