Damning with Faint Praise: LITTLE BIG SOLDIER

During China’s warring states period (475-221 BC), there is a huge battle between two major forces.

One survivor, a simple soldier, finds a young enemy general still alive.

He takes the general prisoner and begins a long journey to collect a reward.

Now, that sounds promising by itself, but when you realize that the older, simple, soldier is Jackie Chan, you expect humor, action, and high adventure.


Unfortunately the humor is weak, the action is mostly in the hands of others, and there’s a lot more talking than adventure.


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