Mr. Nice Guy . Newcity Chicago . 03-23-98

Mr. Nice Guy

DIRECTED BY: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

REVIEWED: 03-23-98

All you need to know about the plot of the action-comedy "Mr. Nice Guy" is contained in the press summary: "Jackie Chan plays a beloved television chef pursued by a gang of ruthless drug dealers who think he has a videotape that could cook their goose." Doesn't really matter. In fact, you could walk out of the film ten minutes before its goofy climax and be better off for it. But for fans of Hong Kong's charming stuntmaster general, "Mr. Nice Guy" will prove highly enjoyable. Whether he's turning kickboxing into box-kicking, scampering up sheer walls, rolling over whirring sawblades, or squeezing through impossibly tight spaces, Chan is simply mesmerizing. Even with a hackneyed supporting cast. Even when his weak English pronunciation renders lines like "my car is full of holes" as "my cow is full of hoes." Even in a film with as worthless a title as "Mr. Nice Guy." Like the character he plays, Chan can cook.

--Frank Sennett

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