It has become a unique genre developed by Hollywood to let tough guys in action movies pair with children to star in family comedies. The selling point is that these tough guys who are omnipotent in traditional action movies can be turned into dads by children. The children are in a hurry, and the strong contrast is especially joyful; at the same time, the extraordinary skills of these tough guys can also add a lot of entertainment elements such as action and gunfights to the film with a warm family atmosphere. In his early years, Schwarzenegger acted in "Kindergarten Special Police". In recent years, the muscular man Vin Diesel, who starred in "Extreme Agent", has also been "Daddy Agent"; Dwayne Johnson, who became famous for the role of "King", also starred in "Super Cup Daddy". Jackie Chan, who has an outstanding sense of joy and a strong affinity, is favored by Hollywood, and it is no surprise that he will appear in this type of film. Moreover, Jackie Chan had already had experience as a dad in "Baby Project" before, and he acted Naturally, it's easy to handle.
However, in terms of the film's investment scale and production strength, Jackie Chan's "Daddy's Secret Service" can only be regarded as third-rate. Set, Jackie Chan as the nanny to subdue three troublemakers, three punches and two feet to solve the big villain careerist without any danger, there is no unexpected plot from beginning to end. Moreover, the positioning of the film is too low. Jackie Chan's agent partner is played by Billy Ray Cyrus, the father of American teenager Miley Cyrus, which is the embodiment of this positioning. Expensive", starred with his daughter in the popular sitcom "Hannah Montana" among American children and became familiar with him, and let him play a supporting role who has neither secret agent temperament nor extraordinary skills. The directionality of the group is very obvious. Children may be amused when they watch it, while adults will feel lack of novelty and boredom when they watch it. The clowning positioning of the villain is a unique joy in this film. The film specially designed a detail for him to change his clothes. The clothes that his subordinates bought for him are more shocking every time, which makes people laugh every time.
Comparing the Chinese-language films starring Jackie Chan with Hollywood films, you will find that Jackie Chan basically left the most classic life-threatening actions and the most exciting comedy fights to Chinese-language films, while the iconic elements of Jackie Chan in Hollywood films are actually greatly discounted. Yes, all the actions are basically one beat slower than his Chinese works, and this film is even more vivid. You will feel that Jackie Chan is really old. Not only is his face wrinkled, but he is slightly tired. His movements over the walls and rooms are also obviously slow and laborious. The enemy didn't play any new tricks, that is, using a frying pan to "seckill" the opponent at the end made people's eyes shine, and other action scenes were lackluster.
In the performance, Jackie Chan and the American actors in the film are somewhat different. No matter how Jackie Chan expresses his tenderness and sincerity to the American heroine, it still makes people feel that the traces of the two "acting" are too heavy, and there is no spark between them. On the contrary, Jackie Chan uses the image of a typical oriental loving father to influence the three mischievous American children with full sincerity and warmth. It seems quite convincing, especially when Jackie Chan sang "Baby Song" in Chinese to coax the little girl to sleep in a scene. The feeling of warmth and flow is particularly strong. (Text / Levin)
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