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The Medallion

Play trailer Poster for The Medallion PG-13 Released Aug 22, 2003 1h 28m Action Comedy Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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17% Tomatometer 125 Reviews 27% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Eddie (Jackie Chan) is an indomitable Hong Kong cop who, after a near fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion, is suddenly transformed into a Highbinder -- an immortal warrior with inhuman powers. Eddie enlists the help of fellow agent Nicole (Claire Forlani) to determine the secret of the medallion and face down the evil Highbinders who so desperately want it back.
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The use of special effects diminishes some of Chan's appeal in this disposable picture.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader This is a complete mess, making up its story logic as it goes along... Aug 2, 2022 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Die-hard Jackie Chan fans may be disappointed. Rated: 2/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 1/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Probably the worst Jackie Chan vehicle to come around in his career... Apr 29, 2009 Full Review Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Rated: 1/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid With smooth, energetic direction by Gordon Chan and a love interest in the beautiful Claire Forlani, The Medallion shapes up as one of Jackie Chan's best American films. Mar 21, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Blu B So let's get this out of the way. Jackie Chan has nothing to do with why this is awful. He's alright overall especially with the practically done stunts which as always are really good. Those are the highlight. Unfortunately they don't last very long and make up like 10% of the short runtime. The rest is terrible acting, GOD AWFUL humor, terrible pacing, and everything else is subpar. The music is a weird mixture of generic cinematic, EXTREME 00's tracks trying to be hip and cool, and comedic ones that don't mix at all. It's jumpy, stuff sort of just happens in the middle and this is clearly trying to be simliar to Rush Hour, borrowing plot elements at times but never can make the humor, action, and fantasy elements work together. This has way too much action in it right from the start and the slower moments are not well done and not long enough. The buddy cop in this is truly terrible and the villian isn't that good either. Skip It. It's a dumb, forgettable, harmless kind of bad. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/03/24 Full Review gg's C I think a Jackie Chan Lee Evans combo is just brilliant. This is one of those movies to watch when you are feeling low. Lots of laughs and clean fun . Loved it. You will too Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/19/23 Full Review Josh G Heavily influenced by every genre from the time period Jason Borne, Excessive slow motion and Music video quick cutting of MCG. This a flat and dull affair filled with sequence, poor character development and a lack of a love story. It leaves you starching your head more than enjoy the only charm the film Jackie Chan trying a bit. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review steve d Repetitive convoluted and dumb. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Lincoln G This movie was awesome! I loved every moment of it, especially the hilarious comedy that was present throughout the movie. I thought the acting was impeccable and the casting was truly fantastic! I thought that Lee Evans really helped this movie alot with his character as he was very easy to familiarise with. Jackie Chan also brought this movie to life with his "small words - big meanings" mentality, the use of Clair added some spice to it giving Jackie's character a love interest (even though they seem to have a large age gap, but age is just a number. The one thing that I really thought added an edge to this movie, was the excellent use of visual effects. We were able to see them throughout the film and it blew me away by how well they were done. Firstly the use of the vfx really shows you what this movie was capable of during its time. This can allow us to see how much better this movie truly is compared to others that were released during the time period. Further the use of casting has greatly increased this movies value. Using such big names such as Jackie Chan, Lee Evans and Clair Florani really attract the interest of viewers. Finally the amount of money that was lost from this film was truly inspiring and jaw dropping because I would have never thought that this movie would have made such a bad box office considering how good it was. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/17/22 Full Review Audience Member A stupid movie that won't even work for the kids. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Eddie (Jackie Chan) is an indomitable Hong Kong cop who, after a near fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion, is suddenly transformed into a Highbinder -- an immortal warrior with inhuman powers. Eddie enlists the help of fellow agent Nicole (Claire Forlani) to determine the secret of the medallion and face down the evil Highbinders who so desperately want it back.
Director
Gordon Chan
Producer
Alfred Cheung
Screenwriter
Bey Logan
Distributor
TriStar Pictures
Production Co
Emperor Multimedia Group (EMG) [hk], Golden Port Productions Ltd. [hk]
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sexual Humor|Action/Violence)
Genre
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 22, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.1M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround
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