GORGEOUS (1999)

MORGAN'S RATING

International superstar Jackie Chan strikes again with an effervescent, screwball comedy that combines a sweet romantic plot with his trademark action sequences and wit. When hopeless romantic Ah Bu finds a glass bottle with a love letter stuffed inside it, she decides to leave her provincial fishing village in Taiwan for Hong Kong in search of its author. However, when she catches up with her would-be Prince Charming, he admits he's not exactly searching for a princess. Dismayed, Bu feels she'll never find love, but quickly changes her mind when she meets the millionaire playboy C.N. Chan. With her faith in romance restored, Bu unfurls an outrageous plan to win his undivided affection.

Jackie Chan (C.N. Chan), Qi Shu (Bu), Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Albert), Emil Chau (L.W. Lo), Richie Ren (Yi Lung), Ken Lo (Lo's Assistant), Sung Young Chen (Bu's Father), Elaine Jin (Bu's Mother), Bradley James Allan (Alan), Tats Lau (Lo's Assistant), Vincent Kok (Lo's Assistant), Sandra Ng Kwan Yue, Sam Lee (Frog), Kar-Ying Law (Chan's Assistant), Stephen Chow (H.K. Police Officer), David Leung (Lo's Assistant), Stephen Fung (Photographer), Daniel Wu (Photographer's Assistant).

ACTION HAS NEVER LOOKED THIS GOOD.

FACTS

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

RELEASE DATE: August 28th, 2001 (USA) (VIDEO PREMIERE) BOX OFFICE RESULT: SGD 1,900,000 (Singapore)

DIRECTOR: Vincent Kok. WRITERS: Jackie Chan, Ivy Ho, Vincent Kok and Yiu-Fai Lo. PRODUCERS: Jackie Chan and Raymond Chow. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Dang-Yi Wong. DISTRIBUTOR: Columbia/TriStar Home Video.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"One of the weakest Jackie Chan films in a long time, Gorgeous suffers from a script that doesn't keep its identity crisis together." -- At-A-Glance Film Reviews

QUOTES

Bu: Who would give you a sense of security? You should give yourself the sense of security.