Dak miu mai shing (2001)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Teddy Chan

Writers:

Rod Dean (English adaptation)
Ivy Ho (writer)

Release Date:

18 January 2001 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Ordinary guy. Extraordinary spy

Plot:

This action movie unfolds with the story of Bei, a salesman at a workout equipment store, who harbors dreams of adventures...

Plot Keywords:

Turkey | Spy | Elevator | Safe Deposit | Nudity

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Buck Yuen / Jackie Chan
Eric Tsang	...	Many Liu
Vivian Hsu	...	Yong
Min Kim	...	Carmen Wong (as Kim Min Jeong)
Hsing-kuo Wu	...	Lee Sang-Zen (as Wu Hsing Kuo)
Alfred Cheung	...	Cheung the Lawyer
Anthony Rene Jones	...	Philip Ashley (as Tony Jones)
Glory Simon	...	TCN Field Reporter
Bradley James Allan	...	Lee's Bodyguard
Tat-Ming Cheung	...	Tsui
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Adkins
Gordon Alexander	...	Hitman
Didem Erol	...	Girlfriend of Mafia Boss
Lillian Ho	...	Candice
Paulyn Sun	...	Looking at Gym Instruments

Also Known As:

Te wu mi cheng (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
The Accidental Spy (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for strong action violence, some drug content and nudity.

Runtime:

108 min | Argentina:92 min | USA:87 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin | English | Korean | French | Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS (English version) | SDDS (English version) | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Brazil:14 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Jackie is attacked in the Turkish bath house and he runs up to the roof and around the domes, the shadow of the camera is visible in the lower right corner of the picture.

Movie Connections:

References Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

A Little different...but really cool

I just saw it last night, and after reading about the "serious tone" of the film I was surprised to see what looked like the usual "happy-go-lucky" sort of stuff we'd expect....silly robbers, some mugging, Jackie running naked through the streets of Turkey. But about halfway through things took a turn toward darkness. I liked this...not everything needs to be sugar-coated, and we get to see Jackie act, with some good supporting players. There's a pretty vicious plot twist or two, which I felt made things even more interesting, and though I'd read about the film, it still kept my attention. On the obvious side there's some really awesome stuntwork, some of the coolest things I've seen done, and the fighting, though short is as usual fun to watch. My only complaint is that I felt things wrapped up waaaay to quickly with the major villains, and though the ending was neat, I was sort of distracted by this. All in all though, good story, good acting, and the seriousness was much appreciated...8/10