The medallion

Movie
German title	The medallion
Original title	The Medallion
Country of production	Hong Kong , USA
original language	English
Publishing year	2003
length	88 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Gordon Chan
script	Alfred Cheung Bennett Davlin Gordon Chan Paul Wheeler Bey Logan
production	Alfred Cheung
music	Adrian Lee
camera	Arthur Wong
cut	Don Brochu Ki-hop Chan
occupation
Jackie Chan : Eddie Yang Lee Evans : Arthur Watson Claire Forlani : Nicole James Julian Sands : Snakehead John Rhys-Davies : Hammerstock-Smythe Alexander Bao : Yeah Anthony Wong : Lester Christy Chung : Charlotte Watson Johann Myers : Giscard Lau Siu Ming : antique dealer Diana Weng : Undercover agent Chow Pok Fu : high priest Tat Kwong Chan : monk Mak Wai Cheung : monk Anthony Carpio : monk Bruce Khan : Snakehead Thug Nicholas Tse : Waiter Edison Chen : Waiter Scott Adkins : Henchman

The medallion is an action and martial arts film with Jackie Chan, produced in Hong Kong and the USA in 2003 .

action

Hong Kong inspector Eddie Yang is hunting down the criminal Snakehead with Interpol agents Nicole James and Arthur Watson. This is a member of an old warrior caste and knows about the magical power of a medallion, which gives strength and immortality. In order to bring this under his control, he has the keeper of the medallion, a little boy, brought under his control.

But Eddie, Nicole and Arthur are constantly on Snakehead's heels, following him to his fortress in Ireland. There it comes to the final battle between good and evil, in which the three protagonists can ultimately gain the upper hand. With the help of the medallion, Snakehead can be defeated.

Reviews

“The fascination of a Jackie Chan film was based on the knowledge that there was no net or false bottom. [...] However, it is incomprehensible why, after the disappointing ' The Tuxedo ', for the second time superhuman abilities have to be used as an excuse for the fact that Jackie has recently been hanging on to wires in aerial acrobatics. [...] The tired stunts could have been handled if Jackie's comedic talent had been properly staged. But even the laughs are not due to him, but to that of the wildly grimacing Lee Evans. So only Chan's charm remains, and he alone doesn't wear a film. Conclusion: Uninspired B-movie in which Kung Fu comedian Jackie Chan is beaten below value. "

- Cinema

“In the so-called prime, the Chinese all-round artist Jackie Chan can still perform something for 99 percent of all US action stars. And that is what he does in this international cast, full of effects, big budget adventure comedy made in China. [...] Conclusion: Action with wit: a good mix. "

- kino.de

"Unfinished-looking action film full of logical breaks that offers neither convincing effects nor impressive stunts, but merely presents a buddy movie full of silliness."

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

The film was nominated in 2004 for the choreography of the action scenes and for the visual special effects for the Hong Kong Film Award .

background

The film was shot in Hong Kong , Thailand and Dublin . Its production amounted to an estimated 41 million US dollars . The film grossed approximately $ 22.1 million in US cinemas.

Web links

• The medallion in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The medallion at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• The medallion at Metacritic (English)
• Comparison of the cut versions Pro 7 morning - FSK 12 from Das Medaillon at Schnittberichte.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Review of Das Medaillon on cinema.de
2. ↑ Review of Das Medaillon on kino.de
3. ↑ The medallion. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
4. ↑ Filming locations for Das Medaillon on imdb.de
5. ↑ Box office / business for Das Medaillon on imdb.de