The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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Shanghai Knights
Adventure · Comedy · Western · 2003
When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.
Movie details
Shanghai Knights
“A Royal Kick In The Arse”
2003 Adventure · Comedy · Western 1h 55m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Shanghai Knights?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
David Dobkin
Written by
Alfred Gough · Miles Millar
Jackie Chan
Chon Wang
Owen Wilson
Roy O'Bannon
Fann Wong
Chon Lin
Aidan Gillen
Lord Nelson Rathbone
Donnie Yen
Wu Chow
Tom Fisher
Arthur 'Artie' Doyle
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Charlie Chaplin
Court is in session
Put Shanghai Knights on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Auteur Devotee
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.