
A 19th century Western. Chon Wang is a clumsy Imperial Guard to the Emperor of China. When Princess Pei Pei is kidnapped from the Forbidden City, Wang feels personally responsible and insists on joining the guards sent to rescue the Princess, who has been whisked away to the United States. In Nevada and hot on the trail of the kidnappers, Wang is separated from the group and soon finds himself an unlikely partner with Roy O'Bannon, a small time robber with delusions of grande... (Full plot summary below)
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A 19th century Western. Chon Wang is a clumsy Imperial Guard to the Emperor of China. When Princess Pei Pei is kidnapped from the Forbidden City, Wang feels personally responsible and insists on joining the guards sent to rescue the Princess, who has been whisked away to the United States. In Nevada and hot on the trail of the kidnappers, Wang is separated from the group and soon finds himself an unlikely partner with Roy O'Bannon, a small time robber with delusions of grandeur. Together, the two forge onto one misadventure after another.
Leave your thoughts about Shanghai Noon.
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyAs irresistible as Chan is irrepressible. In a movie season in which, it seems, all the blockbusters boast wheels, it's a treat to see a movie that has legs. |
| FilmsInReview.comVictoria AlexanderThe film is a little long for a Western action-comedy but keeps the high kicks, amazing stunts, and villains coming. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrThere's plenty of invention and exuberant vigor in the chopsocky, and Wilson's cool, ironic drollery provides the perfect foil for Chan's heroics. |
| eFilmCritic.comErik ChildressSucceeds in excitement where this week's other big release, Mission Impossible 2 failed. |
| Jam! MoviesBob ThompsonIn fact, Chan virgins might consider taking this opportunity to lose it with Shanghai Noon. |
| CinemaSense.ComCornell & PetricelliIt has great dialogue and superb stunts and fight sequences. |
| The New York TimesDana StevensA refreshing movie that's so good natured, so confident of its ability to provoke not queasy awe or numb exhaustion but pure delight. |
| TimeRichard SchickelHe's (Wilson) a terrific sidekick to Chan's funny, earnest, often victimized righteousness. This kid could be a star. |
| Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorIt's an inspired pairing. Wilson is electric as he seduces Chan into a partnership in this self-consciously crafted western, whose cleverness is only part of what makes it so funny. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversThis enjoyable East-meets-Western likely will succeed on its own terms as a sure-fire, long-legged crowd-pleaser. |