A hugely entertaining and more lavishly mounted follow-up to 2000's "Shanghai Noon," the high-concept East-meets-Western that first teamed top-billed duo, pic rides even taller in the saddle as a fleet and funny crowd-pleaser.
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Bounds from one gag to another like an eager puppy.
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Despite his advancing years, Chan delivers some fleet slapstick; like his hero Buster Keaton he works intuitively with levers, pulleys, ladders, and umbrellas.
67
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
This is a movie where you can just sit back and revel in it, warts and all.
63
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
It's a gimcrack assemblage of gags, action scenes, favorite moments from the first hit and diorama-like views of high and low Victorian culture.
63
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Uproarious imbecility.
60
Village VoiceEd Park
Village VoiceEd Park
The adventure-book pace and topsy-turvy English setting evoke the feel of Stephen Sommers's "Mummy" films.
50
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
A machine for killing time, and it does so fairly painlessly.