The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994) – Jet Li

Some very cool action from the serious bodyguard character played by Jet Li, accompanied by some juvenile humour from the policeman played by Kent Cheng, make this an entertaining movie on several fronts. It’s an action hero movie with a touch of comedy and a touch of romance. Christy Chung plays the lead female role – a spoilt woman who witnessed a murder and needs protecting from some powerful criminals but doesn’t appreciate the danger initially, however her rich boyfriend does so he hires the best bodyguard money can buy, played very well by Jet Li. The English dubbing is poor but tolerable – much better than subtitles.

Overall I rate it (upper) OK. Almost on a par with those movies rated Decent but the dubbing issue lets it down slightly, as does the regularly cheesy acting.