Xin jing cha gu shi (2004)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Benny Chan

Writer:

Alan Yuen (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 September 2004 (Thailand)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Plot:

Inspector Wing of the Hong Kong Police Force has become the victim of a gang, led by the evil Joe. When his entire team is killed...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Hostage | Bus Stunt | Cop Hater | Cop Impersonation

Awards:

7 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Senior Insp. Chan Kwok-Wing
Nicholas Tse	...	Zheng Xiaofeng
Mak Bau	...	Negotiator
Tak-bun Wong	...	Robber
Winnie Leung	...	Female hostage
Eric Kwok	...	Male hostage
Deep Ng	...	Rocky, Wing's team member
Kenneth Low	...	Kwong, Wing's team member
Tony Ho	...	Chui, Wing's team member
Timmy Hung	...	Tin Ming - Wing's team member (as Hung Tin Ming)
Tin Chiu Hung	...	Chiu - Wing's team member (as Hung Tin Chiu)
Carl Ng	...	Carl, Wing's team member
Andrew Lin	...	Hoi, Wing's team member
Samuel Pang	...	Sam, Wing's team member
Philip Ng	...	Phillip, Wing's team member

Also Known As:

New Police Story (Hong Kong: English title)
San ging chaat goo si (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

Hong Kong | China

Language:

Cantonese | English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | USA:R | Malaysia:U | UK:15 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Philippines:PG-13 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIB

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

China Film Group

Trivia:

Jackie Chan himself filmed an explosion scene. When the fiery police car came sliding dangerously close, the crew jumped out of the way and tried to pull Jackie out of harm's way. But Jackie yelled, "No! Don't run!" and continued filming what turned out to be a spectacular piece of action.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Chan and his assistant repel down a rope in pursuit of the robber, both their improvised equipment depend on the rope being stretched tight for friction. When the robber disconnects, both of them should free fall. Especially the assistant when Chan also disconnects.

Quotes:

[Chan has just knocked a goon out cold]
Zheng Xiaofeng: [Stops fighting and looks at Chan's handiwork] Oh! That's my man!
[Is subsequently punched in the mouth]

Movie Connections:

References The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

Soundtrack:

September Storm

Return of the Master

There is always a suspicion when films come out with "New" in the title and particularly here, when you've had variations on the Police Story numbering over the years. Does it mean that the whole franchise has changed completely? Is Jackie Chan trying to pass on the mantle? How different is it really? Well, put it this way. The only thing that has changed is that it's better than the previous instalments.

New Police Story tells of Wing (Jackie Chan), a super-cop who has managed to solve the toughest and roughest cases for the Hong Kong police force. So much so that he gains a bit of cockiness. When a group of young guns led by Joe (Daniel Wu) start a crime spree by robbing banks and gunning down cops for fun, Wing declares that he would catch the criminals in just 3 hours. However, his plans bite the dust as his team are gunned down following a leak of his plans. Wing is knocked into drink and depression and rookie Fung (Nic Tse) come to egg him into revenge.

This film follows the style of the previous Police Story series in that it is gritty and dramatic as opposed to Jackie's comedic style. However, this film is very much darker than the previous ones. The usual stunts are there - including a bus sequence which reminds you of the original Police Story - but each stunt has been brought a new lease of life with some perfectionist choreography. I was impressed by Nic Tse's martial art stunts, which certainly were not easy, but mastered flawlessly. Daniel Wu caps off a very good year for him with a very good performance as the enemy. Credit goes to Benny Chan also, who really has pulled out all the stops for this movie.

This is one of Jackie Chan's best films and following some recent dismal Hollywood attempts, I'm really glad that he can still pull it off, particularly when there is a good script for him.

One to see the old master back at his best.