Probably Jackie Chan's best film in the 1980s, and the one that put him on the map. The scale of this self-directed police drama is evident from the opening and closing scenes, during which a squatters' village and shopping mall are demolished. There are, clearly, differences between the original Chinese and dubbed English versions, with many of the jokes failing to make their way into the latter. The latter is also hampered by stars who sound nothing like their Chinese originals. In fact, the only thing the dubbing has corrected is the court trial€at the time, trials in colonial Hong Kong were conducted in English, while the original has this scene in Cantonese! Nonetheless, Chan's fighting style and the martial arts choreography inject humour where possible, so non-Cantonese audiences don't miss much. It's not, after all, the dialogue that makes a Chan flick, but the action and the painful out-takes. The story is easy to follow: Chan plays an incorruptible Hong Kong detective pursuing a gangland godfather (Cho Yeun), and assigned to protect a star witness (Brigitte Lin). The action is superb from beginning to end, and there's not much time to breathe in between. It'll never get you thinking, but what an entertaining, and well strung-together, film. Arguably, this is one of the best martial arts films out there.

A very serious Jackie Chan film that sees him go through some bloody awful events, it's quite heart-wrenching. Chan and the rest are superb. A VERY GOOD FILM!

The 'Police Story' films have always given us excellent action sequence, with the latest installment being no exception. But this films shows a more mature Chan, now in his 50's, he shows his emotions in a gripping drama that coincides with the fast-paced action. The film also features a new take on the famous bus sequence, made famous in the first Police Story. After seeing Rush Hour 3 some said Jackie was too old for action but this shows he is not. Its just because Chan is in charge more on his Hong Kong films and can choose the level of action he does. I look forward to Jackie's next Hong Kong film. But while your waiting take a look at this 2004 addition to a growing list of great Jackie Chan films.

When I heard that there was going to be a new Police Story film, I immediately thought that the film was going to be awful. But this is a brillant film. the stunts are fighting are superb, not bad for a 53 year old. this would be a great addition to any DVD Collection