Police Story 2

Police Story 2 (Ging Chaat Goo Si Juk Jaap) (1988)

Runtime: 121 minutes

Directed by: Jackie Chan

Starring: Jackie, Kwok-Hung Lam, Maggie Cheung, Bill Tung, John Cheung

From: Several different Hong Kong companies

About time I saw another Jackie film: 

I have watched the OG Police Story a few times before in my life, but last night was my virgin experience w/ its first sequel. Of course, as a sequel it does not reach the heights of the first, but thankfully this wasn't a disaster like too many are. Quite a few characters return in this installment, both babyface and heel. No wonder then that this starts off with highlights from the original.

Due to the damage he caused there, Jackie is demoted to the streets. He still has a rocky relationship with his girlfriend May and the villains from the first return to be irritants. However, the main heels here are terrorists who are making ransom demands to a large corporation. What a motley crue they are... I mean, it includes a deaf/mute and regrettably, it's not the most sensitive or caring portrayal of a person with that affliction.

The story here does meander around at times and there are some elements that seem straight out of an entirely different universe... I am looking at “The Dogs” as one example. Yet I can still say this was pretty good. There are humorous moments throughout (I am not necessarily saying that a supporting character having bowel issues falls into this category) and what everyone cares about in these films-the action scenes and the creative ways that Chan uses his surroundings to his advantage-that was done well and this provides plenty of thrills. Plus, there are several explosions.

There definitely are better Jackie movies out there to see, but that is not meant as a diss against this film as many should have a good time with this and this is WAY better than dreck like The Tuxedo.