adonis98-743-186503 A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet. San suk si gin is not one of Jackie Chan's best movies but it's one of the very few ones where he chooses to show his acting skills and tries a more dramatic role than usual since most of his films are comedy and action this one is more of drama/thriller and the 3rd act is easily the best one it has a bit more action and suspense into it and it really paid of as for the rest of the film it's good too it's just that certain things could have been better for example the pacing and one of the characters turns kind of a jerk. It tells a really good message and thanks to a powerful performance by Jackie Chan i'm going to give this film an 8/10

Wizard-8 There are signs here and there that "The Shinjuku Incident" got some inspiration from the American remake of "Scarface", with its illegal immigrant hero rising in organized crime as well as an under siege climax. However, the majority of the movie does its own thing in its own style, and ends up being a very entertaining movie. Jackie Chan doesn't do comedy or martial arts here, instead acting very seriously. And he actually does a decent job, making his character somewhat sympathetic despite breaking a lot of laws along the way. The movie also gives great insight into parts of Japanese and Chinese society you probably haven't seen in a movie before. Overall, this is a good movie provided you know what kind of movie you're going to get - this is a serious drama and not an action romp. I did have a couple of minor quibbles, however. First, quite often the cinematography is not very attractive - big sections of the movie have an unattractive yellow tinge to them. Second, the movie runs a bit too long. I'm not saying the movie ever gets boring, but I think the movie would have run better had things been tightened just a little.

Bloodwank Shinjuku Incident sees Jackie Chan doing as many action stars are wont, setting aside grand spectacle for something more serious, a piece designed to linger longer in the minds of those who consider mere action throwaway frippery. So from the stark opening shot of multitudinous illegal immigrants washed up upon a Tokyo shore through a first few mishaps handled not by virtuoso martial artistry but simple force or even running away, its clear that this isn't a film of swift pace and hair-raising stunt work. What it is, is pure crime drama, a simple slowly boiling affair taking all the way to its fearsome final block before really exploding. Simple, and predictable, if you've seen more than one or two of these kinds of film before you likely won't be surprised by anything here, for me there was only one plot point I didn't see coming a mile off and in retrospect I actually should have done (been a while since I last watched any Asian crime dramas you see). But despite not being too surprising Shinjuku Incident is solid stuff for fans of the genre, as written and directed by Derek Yee (a Shaw Brothers star back in the day) its a slickly compelling piece rustling up a good degree of sympathy for its characters and satisfying with its climax. The stock plot has Jackie Chan as an illegal immigrant seeking to make his fortune and find his fiancée in Tokyo, in pursuit of the former he becomes a petty criminal and in the latter he finds his fiancée now a Yakuza bride. Driven to make a good life for himself, he delves in waters beyond his control, with violent results. Chan gives a solid performance, there are plenty enough who could have brought greater depth to the role but he conveys in suitably restrained fashion the dignity, sorrow and determination needed of the role. The supporting cast is similarly decent, Daniel Wu with unreliable edges as an unfortunate friend, Naoto Takenaka noble as a sympathetic cop, Bingbing Fan a delight as a friendly bar owner and Jinglei Xu poignantly restrained as the fiancée turned native. Everyone keeps their characters afloat basically, so the film never bores despite not often sparkling, essentially a rock solid filler until the badass final showdown, a chunk of well handled violent mayhem worth the wait. So in the end Shinjuku Incident is a decent experience for genre fans who don't expect much in the way of frills, traditional story in sharply shot urban underbelly with jolts of effective violence and a fine finale. A solid 6/10 from me then.

Angelus2 Steelhead arrives in Shinjuku from China in hopes of finding the woman he loves. But his innocent world is soon tainted with crime and bloodshed as well as heartbreak.If you are expecting a Kung-Fu movie...Wrong film. This is about Jackie's acting skills, and he demonstrates that he actually is a fantastic actor who can play heart wrenching roles just as well as the Kung-Fu funny man. I honestly loved the story of Steelhead pursuit to be reunited with his lover, and when he finds out that she is with another man, he descends into the world of organised crime, threatening the Yakuza.There are flaws in the film, the second half is a let down with Daniel Wu taking on the look of a 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' character. But apart from that there is not a bad actor among the cast, everyone gives a hundred percent...Yes, there are a lot of characters, which is another flaw, but you look past that and focus on Steelhead.The last Jackie Chan movie I watched was Rush Hour 3, and I just felt that his heart was no longer in mindless fighting films..I'd seen the genius of his intellect as he combined comedy with kung-fu in his earlier films...And this has re-invented him...Good job Jackie!