The Medallion
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5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 7 out of 16

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  1. NoelT.
    Sep 6, 2003
    1
    [***SPOILERS****] I have seen many Jackie Chan movies in my time, this by far was the worst Chan movie...ever. Here are a few gripes I have about this movie. 1) The Character of Arthur Watson (Lee Evans) is a bumbling agent who worked along-side Eddie Yang (Jackie) who is so annoying people actually groaned when he was on screen. 2) The Wife of Arthur Watson does not know that he is a secret agent, yet halfway though the movie when the Watson house is attacked his wife has a secret room in her closet that is filled with weapons and riot shield. She gives a shotgun to Watson but she does not need a weapon cause she knows kung fu and proceeds to fight hand to hand against her attackers. Why she is a master of kung fu, and has a secret weapons cache is never explained. 3) We are told when you get both halves of the medallion you are given the gift of immorality. Yet when the bad guy gets both halves he gets trapped inside the medallion. Guess they left that part out. 4) Chan after he is brought back to life has some Jell-O, immediately after eating the Jell-O he runs into the bathroom to throw it up. Can you no longer eat or drink after you are brought back with the medallion? Who knows, the only thing that happens after Chan runs to vomit is Watson smells the Jell-O and they change topics. 5) The fight scenes after Jackie is brought back are horrid at best, they are medium shots with lots of blur, lots of green screen, and lots of shaking the camera. It would have been better if Jackie and the evil guy during each fight scene would simply walk off camera and all you could hear would be sound effects. With such crappy green screen work I would prefer to imagine what kind of battle would be going on. … Expand
  2. SanjK
    Aug 22, 2003
    3
    This movie was pretty bad... It really didn't have much a plot and it wasn't very coherent.. Don't watch it. I'm sure there is much better out there. The last movie i saw from Jackie Chan was Rush Hour 2 and i expected a lot better from this movie.
  3. DannyD.
    Sep 24, 2005
    1
    This movie was terrible, absolute tripe. The story was all over the place and action just seemed to come out of nowhere. Its actually a little funny to watch - just to laugh at how bad it is. I'm giving it a 1 just forr the line ' bring me the boy - in dublin'.
  4. VincentL.
    Aug 24, 2003
    0
    Rubbish! Diaster! He always acts as a clown and we should stop watch this guy's film anymore. Waste your time and money although costs you less than ten bucks!
  5. AMovieCritic
    Aug 28, 2003
    3
    This was really a disgrace to Jackie Chan movies. It had no plot, it was way too short, many of the ideas were cut short, the action was hardly worth it, and many of the jokes sucked. Afterall, shortly before the movie's release, a full half hour was cut from the movie. No wonder there are various plot holes, and many of the jokes on the trailers were not in the movie! (the bullet catching one, to just name one.) The reason I'm not giving it a 0 is because it was Jackie Chan, and he had some cool stunts before he got the Medallion, (and before the wire work took over,) Also, the concept (at the beginning,) was interesting. This was probably the first time Jackie Chan died in a movie. (and obviously the first time he was re-born) But like I said, it really loses it's thrill after he gets the Medallion.… Expand
  6. ButtC.
    Aug 23, 2003
    8
    This movie was hilarious, the only problem was that the story culd have been great but wasn't.
  7. ChadS.
    Aug 28, 2003
    4
    "The Medallion" seems unaware of the creepiness factor that Chan and Forlani are zombies informed by Buddhism. Interestingly, they're not father and daughter. When the ex-lovers finally lock lips, there's a cut, as if to massage the audience into accepting a kiss amongst two culturally disparate people, before returning to a slightly longer take of this first step towards reconciliation. Seemingly aware of certain taboos, Chan and Forlani don't generate the sexual tension that would be prevalent in such a working relationship. Chan is like a eunuch. When his character checks his private parts after being recently dead, it plays like social commentary. There's a second pairing of Chinese and White, and a second unconvincing relationship. Because she's Chinese, this woman doesn't get to be a duped domestic. Of course she can fight and handle a firearm. "The Medallion" becomes less innocuous if you look beyond the time-killers that are the routine action scenes, mediocre acting, and goofy storyline. … Expand

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Metascore
38 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 30
  3. Negative: 12 out of 30
  1. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Charles Savage
    38
    The formulaic movie would be forgettable but inoffensive if it were anyone else posing for blue screen CGI effects.
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  2. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    0
    One of the Peking Opera-trained superstar's most mediocre films, rivaling last year’s God-awful "The Tuxedo" for sheer messy filmmaking and brazen acts of tedium... Abysmal.
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  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    25
    Moves from cheekiness to ineptitude, often in a single take.
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