The Foreigner (2017)
C. – 114m
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 – Widescreen
A.K.A.: The Chinaman
Dir.: Martin Campbell
Starring: Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan
A humble businessman turns vigilantly bomber after his daughter is killed in a bombing, in order to get a local politician he suspects to be lying to help him find the men that killed his daughter. If you will pardon the pun this Chan film packs a punch. Most of Chan’s works have been action comedies. As of late he has turned to action dramas and has been fairly successful at it. This one is a masterpiece though. Although there is very little humor in the film there is plenty of suspense and action. In this reviewer’s humble opinion, this may be Chan’s best action – drama. It will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.
Some trivia: Director Martin Campbell previously worked with Pierce Brosnan on the James Bond film GoldenEye (1995). This was Campbell’s comeback film, six years after making the colossal flop Green Lantern (2011). Nick Cassavetes was offered a chance to direct this but turned it down. The book The Chinaman by Stephen Leather was the basis for this film; the book’s title was the film’s working title and current also known as title. Both Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan starred in versions of Around The World In 80 Days. Chan’s was the theatrical flop in 2004, which Brosnan’s was a television mini–series in the 1980’s.
Rated: [R] – Violence, language and some sexual material.
Available on Blu–ray, DVD & Digital Copy.