I didn't have very high expectations when I decided to watch this one, but as an old Jackie Chan fan, I felt I had to. Did I regret that decision? Not really!! It wasn't all that bad. It was actually kind of entertaining in all its stupidity. The chemistry between Chan and Knoxville was good. The scenery in parts of the movie was great. The jokes weren't all that bad...err...well...I laughed some places at least. Can I recommend watching this movie? Err...hard to say. I guess it's an acquired taste. If you are an old Jackie Chan fan I would say you should try it. It's by no means as good as the old JC comedies, but it has its moments. ...and as usual...don't forget to watch the bloopers in the end credits.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – Jackie Chan is an incredible actor most of the time. I haven’t seen many of his roles that have disappointed me because he’s such a lovable and likable action star that he works well with everyone. Something was off when it came to Skiptrace, though. This didn’t have a lot going for it before it began, and it never really took off. Jackie has always been an impressive fighter that uses those items around him as his weapons, but his fighting in this film was subpar and far and few between. His chemistry with Knoxville was okay but distant. Finally, the story that should have been simple was incredibly hard to follow. Whoever was behind the scenes didn’t know how to edit together an action film. Because it takes more than scenes, it takes transitions – which this film seems to be lacking. It should also be noted that the comedy in this movie was bland as well…it seems everything that could have gone wrong, did. The strangest thing that I find this film underestimated was Johnny Knoxville’s potential. Having been a part of Jackass for so long, we know he does his own stunts. Jackie Chan has been known for decades to do his own stunts, breaking hundred of bones throughout the years – so using Knoxville to their potential seemed like an obvious and smart choice…but as far as I could tell, Knoxville probably had stunt doubles, there were just too many shots cut away from him during critical moments. I’ll put it as simply as I can. This movie felt as though Jackie Chan has had numerous film ideas in the past consisting of himself and an undecided American actor. He’s done most of them already, and so Skiptrace is basically the leftover ideas he has never gotten around to. There are a couple of interesting scenes while the rest of the movie is completely disposable. I hope this is the case, actually. Because if you could contribute this to Jackie Chan’s ripe age of 62, then there is no hope for the upcoming sequels Rush Hour 4 and Shangai Dawn. I continue to hold onto hope, though. Because he’s never served me wrong before. We’ll call this movie a fluke and wait for his next big hit!

The plot barely moved forward. It was like a run-on sentence. Most of the movie was Bennie and Connor traveling, being in multiple scenes in the same places throughout several locations that look cool. Which honestly wasn't as bad as you'd expect. This was simply a mediocrely fun, enjoyable, pointless movie where the plot was actually the two main characters traveling through several real-world locations, encountering different adventures along the way. I honestly think it would've been a much better and more enjoyable movie if that was all it was, without the "actually" plot.

Chan is usual Chan and Knoxville is usual Knoxville. I prefer usual Chan. While the plot is Midnight Run like, but not as good of course. But there’s plenty of charm due to Chan.

haha, not even 10 minutes in, there's already a Wilhelm scream from one of the baddies. There are fight scenes that are a little reminiscent of older Jackie Chan films, ie. where he fights a (very hot) woman, it's short and not as affective, but the Russian doll thing was creative. On the nerdy side of things, it looks to be HTC phones they were using in this. The music soundtrack seemed underwhelming; you get to see Jackie Chan's character sing Adelle's "Rolling In The Deep" with the Mongols. It does have some nice cinematics and wide-angle camera shots as we see the country side and traditions of motherland China. I know underwater scenes are difficult to shoot, and that part reminded me a bit of _Titanic_ (1995), so I respect the crew for that part. Jackie Chan films are known to have blooper reels during the credits, and while there's not many good ones, there is one moment that involves Johnny Knoxville and poop. Overall, it's as if it wants to be a _Rush Hour_ 4, but not quite there. Maybe they were just trying to see what if he were to collaborate with this person or person. Personally, I'd like to see Jackie Chan with Jim Carrey (the two JC's).