Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate. Once in Hong Kong, the pair causes no end of trouble for both Mr. Ko and the local authorities.
Jackie Chan refreshingly goes "Dirty Harry" mode (mean and moody) in this standard cop thriller that has more stunts than fights ( the Hong Kong version has fights incorporated), and as expected, there are some hair-raising stunts such as the helicopter and boat sequence in the beginning, but most impressive one is when Jackie uses a bike, a pole to get closer to a boat. There's some good fights ( a good one with Superfoot Wallace), but mainly gunfights. There's more gore, swearing and nudity, something you usually don't find in a Jackie Chan film. The nudity is unnecessary, is there for mere titillation and comes across tacky. The tortured man with twigs sticking out of him is quite lurid. Also, Jackie's partner (Danny Aiello) is very annoying with his constant swearing and talking. Still, it's a watchable film, though not on par with the Police Story series Jackie shortly after.
Jackie Chan refreshingly goes "Dirty Harry" mode (mean and moody) in this standard cop thriller that has more stunts than fights ( the Hong Kong version has fights incorporated), and as expected, there are some hair-raising stunts such as the helicopter and boat sequence in the beginning, but most impressive one is when Jackie uses a bike, a pole to get closer to a boat. There's some good fights ( a good one with Superfoot Wallace), but mainly gunfights. There's more gore, swearing and nudity, something you usually don't find in a Jackie Chan film. The nudity is unnecessary, is there for mere titillation and comes across tacky. The tortured man with twigs sticking out of him is quite lurid. Also, Jackie's partner (Danny Aiello) is very annoying with his constant swearing and talking. Still, it's a watchable film, though not on par with the Police Story series Jackie shortly after.