Rumble in the Bronx

Rumble in the Bronx Review
I haven't seen Rumble in the Bronx for the longest time, so when I saw it last weekend I just thought it'd be super appropriate to add a review on Amped Asia. Rumble is one of my favorite Jackie Chan movies of all time, and seeing it again makes me realize how awesome it was back when I first watched it as a nine year old.

Jackie Chan plays Keung, a martial arts master who has come to America to help sell his uncle's grocery store. After the store is bought by a lady named Elaine, trouble starts to plague the new store owner. The local gang comes in to rough up the owner, but Keung takes care of them handily. However, because Keung embarrassed them so badly, the gang decides to try and kill him. Keung also meets the girlfriend of the gang leader, and she handily falls for his kind heart. Meanwhile, a number of valuable diamonds are stolen by the same gang. When the original owners of the diamonds decide to reclaim their stolen property, both Keung's new friends and gang members are kidnapped for ransom. It's up to Keung to save his friends and put to jail the bad guys!

So it seems that this movie didn't get great ratings by critics. I could care less because I'll personally advocate it as one of Chan's best films. I can't really describe why. On paper everything is sound, but there's just something about it that makes me love the movie more than most of his other films. Maybe it's because of my fond childhood memories of it, or maybe it's because Jackie Chan's bowl cut is so ridiculously unfashionable. It's just so quirky and different from the typical action film that I just think it's a movie everyone needs to go check out.

Keung is an instantly loveable guy. Humble, considerate, polite, naïve, and funny too. Chan plays these types of characters with considerable ability. Nancy, his love interest, is an interesting character as well. She could almost be the main protagonist because she makes the biggest change throughout the story. She realizes that she's hanging with the wrong crowd thanks to Keung, and becomes a loving older sister and caring girlfriend to Keung. She's also quite easy on the eyes, being played by Francoise Yip. The movie also featured Anita Mui, the unlucky lady that buys out Keung's uncle's grocery store and finds herself in a huge mess. The story is a lot about her struggles and eventual revenge. She also provides a lot of the comedic relief. In one scene her grocery store is completely destroyed and we see her shell-shocked on top of a toilet. Anita Mui is also supposedly one of the sex symbols of her time, but when I saw this movie I just thought she just reminded me too much of an Asian mom to be attractive. Turns out Jackie Chan was rumored to have an affair with her in real life (you should've picked Ms. Yip superstar).

I'll admit, after seeing this movie as an adult I realized that there's quite a few flaws that weren't so present when I was a kid. The acting was mediocre, and there are many times where the bad guys are just so dumb that you wonder what the director was thinking (then again, this movie is considered "action humor"). Then there are the blatantly obvious plot holes that have no explanations coupled with a bunch of directorial goofs that detract from the final product. Still, I think I can overlook those flaws because Francoise Yip was so gorgeous in this film.

Loved watching the movie for probably the twentieth time and I think you guys will enjoy it as much as I did. Go out, buy it, rent it, pirate it, whatever, just enjoy it.

Written by Lance


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Rumble in the Bronx Cast
Jackie Chan as Keung
Anita Mui as Elaine
Francoise Yip as Nancy
Bill Tung as Uncle Bill