
Chinese Zodiac
Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyfasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemanding
"Twelve heads. Five continents. One man."
Boxlist takeAn accessible, simple action adventure: sweeping and stylish. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
6.2 /10
TMDB · 599 votes
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What lines up
No single trait stands out; it is a broad fit.
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student & a Parisian lady, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.
Synopsis: TMDB
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Beijing Dragon Garden Culture & Art
- Taste scores
- How we score
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