If I cannot bring myself to finish a movie, I count it as a bad movie. I've watched a lot of Chinese movies, and this one stands out in that it didn't draw me in at all. I watched about a half hour before I finally gave up at the death scene of that injured 八路 soldier. In a well-made movie, this kind of movie would theoretically provide some purpose and drive to the action that follows, but even with his blood dripping onto Jackie Chan's face, I felt no impact whatsoever. It feels like an episode of a kids' TV show that doesn't know if it wants to stay slapstick or get serious.
Review of Railroad Tigers
