Dragon Ma (Jackie Chan) is assigned to clean up a HK district previously overseen by corrupt cop Superintendent Chun (David Lam). As he sets about his task, Ma runs into trouble from Chun and his criminal associates, several agents of the Empress Dowager, and a small group of pirates out to avenge the death of their leader.
After the exuberant ride that was Project A, I found this lavish sequel extremely underwhelming. Part of this was undoubtedly down to the notable absence of Yuen Baio and Sammo Hung, who leave Chan to focus on stunts rather than fights: while there's lots of impressive falls and gags involving props, we get less of the frenetic, impeccably timed, superbly choreographed martial arts that we have come to expect from the star. The unnecessarily involved, politically charged plot-line also did nothing to excite me, being way too convoluted to prove enjoyable.
Whereas the first film had several bona fide classic moments (the bicycle chase, the clock tower fall, the final fight against pirate lord Lor Sam Pau, played by Dick Wei), this sequel simply rolls by with no particular scene proving memorable. Disappointing.
After the exuberant ride that was Project A, I found this lavish sequel extremely underwhelming. Part of this was undoubtedly down to the notable absence of Yuen Baio and Sammo Hung, who leave Chan to focus on stunts rather than fights: while there's lots of impressive falls and gags involving props, we get less of the frenetic, impeccably timed, superbly choreographed martial arts that we have come to expect from the star. The unnecessarily involved, politically charged plot-line also did nothing to excite me, being way too convoluted to prove enjoyable.
Whereas the first film had several bona fide classic moments (the bicycle chase, the clock tower fall, the final fight against pirate lord Lor Sam Pau, played by Dick Wei), this sequel simply rolls by with no particular scene proving memorable. Disappointing.