Why so much hype?

What makes it different from others?

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

Police Story 2 is the second film in a series directed by, and starring Jackie Chan. It follows goofy Hong Kong ubercop Chan Ka Kui as he continues his policing career. In this film, a group of deranged bombers targets a large corporation for ransom, or else the bombers will commit act of terror on populated buildings they own. Chan, however, has been relegated to traffic cop, after his expensive and dangerous antics from the last film. He also has to contend with thugs hired by a drug-kingpin he has thrown in jail. To complicate manners, he has a falling out with his "charming" girlfriend. How can he solve all of these problems?? This film is a bit of a let down, after the incredible first instalment in the series. The action in Police Story 2 feels much less real and gritty than the first film. Action scenes even feel like they have punches and kicks sped up in post processing. The film also over-emphasizes the goofy comedy that the first film had. Although still charming at times, it feels forced in this instalment. For example, one character always has his glasses broken. Very high brow comedy, right? Chan's girlfriend May, played by Maggie Cheung, once again has a falling out with Chan over his over-zealousness at work. Again, this plot line feels as forced as some of the humour in the film, however it does lead to a few touching scenes as May and Chan grapple with their feelings as the terrorist threat heats up.Was this a great film? No, not really. It suffers from forced humour and drama, and some quite incomprehensible issues, like Wa-Wa man, for example. Some of the action feels artificial as well, which for me is the biggest let down. Even so, the film is fun and the action is often quite good. Although there is no "jumping from the top floor of a mall and sliding down Christmas lights" scene like in the first film, there are some great falls, fights and stunts that are worth watching. Jackie Chan is charismatic, funny and frighteningly loose with his stunts, which is he is so great on screen. All in all, a fun but flawed increment in the Police Story series of films.

This movie essentially begins with "Detective Chan Ka Kui" (Jackie Chan) being unfairly demoted for his heroic actions in the previous film. However, this doesn't stop the criminal organization which he helped take down from targeting both him and his girlfriend "May" (Maggie Cheung) which causes even more problems for Chan Ka Kui's career. Yet even though he has now been relegated to a traffic cop his expertise becomes highly valuable when another criminal gang begins planting bombs all over Hong Kong. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie I will just say that it was a decent sequel for the most part with plenty of action and comedy for those who enjoy this type of film. I was especially impressed when I watched the ending credits and saw some of the injuries Jackie Chan and the other actors sustained in the course of their work. Be that as it may, as far as the overall entertainment value of this movie, I honestly didn't think it was quite as good as its predecessor with the English dubbing being probably the most annoying thing about it. In any case, I have rated the movie accordingly. Average.

Now this is a cool movie, and as Des Mangan says, when we discuss Jackie Chan movies we talk about the action, not the plot: so this is the one where he runs through thick traffic, gets beaten up in a playground by guys with iron bars, and is severely injured in a warehouse brawl at the end. To me that says little, unless you said that it is the one where the warehouse blows up at the end, then I would know what movie was being referred to.After the events in Police Story, Jackie is demoted to traffic cop and the guy that he busted is now out of gaol. The guy is tormenting Jackie so he beats him up in a restaurant and decides to retire, but before he leaves for Bali, he saves a whole heap of people in a shopping mall when they receive a bomb threat. So, he is reinstated and must go after these bunch of people who like blowing things up.This is quite a humorous movie, and poor May (the girlfriend) seems to land up in no end of trouble. She is sent to Bali without a passport, drives into a parked car, and is harassed by gangsters and terrorists. Being the girlfriend of a famous cop is probably not a good idea because they will pick on you to get to him, but that is what May is there for.This is a great little movie, and very funny. I actually think that it is far superior to the original Police Story, which I found to be interesting, but not exciting. But still, since it is a Jackie Chan movie, it is good.

"Police Story 2" is a movie that mostly shows Jackie Chan's serious side. His performance is relatively mature and restrained, and he allows his character to be portrayed as not only brave, smart and determined, but flawed and selfish as well (his scene with Maggie Cheung after the fight in the playground is a key point). There is less slapstick and more plot than usual for a Chan movie; less emphasis on comedy and more on action. The action sequences are superb, and that deaf-mute guy with the incredible martial-arts skills is one of the most memorable villains Jackie ever had to face (literally: I had seen the film only once before in 1997 and I still remembered him clearly). (**1/2)