Medallion, The MPAA Rating: PG-13 Entertainment: +2 Content: -1

Jackie Chan, known for doing his own stunts, is back again with more martial-arts sleight of hand in this supernatural action comedy. A medallion with special, great powers is given to a small boy, but it also attracts the attention of some evil men. In an attempt to get the medallion, they kidnap the boy. Inspector Eddie Yang (Chan) and his cohorts (Lee Evans and Claire Forlani) recover the boy, only to have him kidnapped again. After Eddie is killed trying to save the child, the boy brings Eddie back to life with the aid of the medallion. Eddie does not realize at first what has happened to him but soon discovers that he has supernatural powers including immortality. Not long after Eddie gets his powers, the evil Snakehead (Julian Sands) gets his hands on the medallion and also receives the power from the medallion, leading to an inevitable fight between the two immortals.

The film is filled with fight scenes and violence, it is mostly done in a lighthearted manner and mixed with plenty of comic relief. Jackie Chan fans will be disappointed at his diminishing physical abilities as he nears 50 and the increased use of editing and wirework. The majority of the fighting is hand-to-hand combat and consistent with Jackie Chans style of using whatever props are around to defend himself. There is little blood or gore shown; victims in most cases fall down with little or no visible sign of injury. A man uses a shotgun on a man but does more damage to the house behind him. When an immortal is killed, strange-looking and mildly frightening creatures appear to come out of the man who is dying. During the ending credits, outtakes are shown with a couple instances of bad language including the S-word. In addition to the violence, the film contains some crude humor and bad language, which prevent it from getting Previews recommendation.

Preview Reviewer: Alan Boyer
Distributor: Sony Pictures