Critics are talking about Jackie Chan in Shinjuku Incident . . .
"Do not let this film escape your view if you’ve been a fan of Jackie Chan. This is absolutely unique in his career ... turns out there’s a great actor in there that doesn’t need all the astonishing physical abilities that he’s spent 4 decades exhibiting. In terms of pure acting performance, this may be his very best work."
-- Ain't It Cool News
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"What makes The Shinjuku Incident so good is that it is a very solid Chinese/Japanese crime drama. The fact that it happens to star and is produced by Jackie Chan is beside the point. Everybody does a good job with their roles, the action is never played up or sensationalized, and the plot is solid."
-- Digital Entertainment News
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"The killing and the brawling between rival Japanese and Chinese gang factions are spasmodic and unruly; there's no glamour to this mobster's rise and fall. Despite its Hong Kong pedigree (veteran Derek Yee directs), Shinjuku Incident forgoes flashy action scenes in favor of old-fashioned moralism. Warner Bros. could have made it in the 1930s, and that's a compliment. "
-- The Village Voice
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"International action film star Jackie Chan wants to prove that he can do more than just stunts. With the release of “Shinjuku Incident,” Jackie Chan ... proves he has many talents. The dark film, complete with graphic action sequences, brings Chan into the realm of the gangster thriller genre."
-- Northwest Asian Weekly
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"Shinjuku Incident is a hard-hitting slice of history ... As our global culture shrinks, films like this are not only entertaining, like Scorcese's Gangs of New York, it also gives us a better understanding of other cultures and their struggles."
-- Associated Content
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"Here is a film that grabs your interest from the very beginning, holds on to you by building suspense in all the right places, and takes you on a wild ride until coming full stop at the climactic end."
-- The Other View
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