Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8794 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-02-02
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English, French, Korean, Turkish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 83 minutes

DVD Description
Jackie Chan rises to the occasion in a fun-filled story about an ordinary guy about to kick into an action-packed adventure. Jackie plays a bored and unsuccessful salesman who never thought his life would amount to anything. All that changes one day when he becomes an instant hero by foiling an attempted bank robbery. But this newfound fame uncovers an even bigger surprise. Jackie is actually the latest in a long line of professional spies. Then, as he travels to Turkey to meet the father he’s never known, Jackie becomes entangled in a web of mystery and deceit that only he can unravel. Hilarious and endlessly thrilling, The Accidental Spy delivers everything you expect from big-screen favourite Jackie Chan.

Special Features

• Running Time: 83 minutes
  
• Region Code: 2

Synopsis
The fastest feet and fists of the irrepressible Mr Chan star with him in this salesman-to-spy adventure. He's bored with working in a sports shop and by chance his appetite for adventure leads him to get embroiled in a whole barrage of fighting thrills and spills and good versus evil.

Customer Reviews

accidental spy is a nice surprise
The accidental spy took me by surprise. It has a really tacky cover but when i watched i was pleasently surprised at its complexity and the exciting plot. The action is great and Jackie Chan still impresses!!! Worth watching if you have some mates round. I was confused by the front cover because after watching the film i realised that three of the people on the cover do not even appear in the film and Jackie Chans costume was not worn in the film!!!

He can still do it.
This is a relief to see that Jackie can still pull it off without 'The Medallion' style effects. This film has the comedy and human warmth of most of his recent films, but he plays a slightly darker character, who is to start with motivated by money rather than by doing good deeds. The action is as well made as ever, such as the exciting climax and the naked fight scene involving all the colourful spices, which is fun and full of the Chan touch. It's no Police Story but it's as good as First Strike.

The Accidental Spy
This being one of the undemanding of his films, The Accidental Spy simply doesn't capture the true feel of a Jackie Chan martial-arts action flick. The actors' voices are badly dubbed with clumsy English accents, the plot's so heavy-handed it's hard to understand (something about Jackie Chan's character being a pawn in a much bigger plot about lethal phials) and the action set pieces are disappointingly schlocky (and that's saying something). Even Jackie Chan feels uncomfortable in a film like this so let's hope he thinks before he leaps into another action flick.