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Jackie Chan's Who Am I (1998)
Studio: Columbia/TriStar
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Run Time: 108 minutes
Movie:
Video:
Audio:
Features:
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital 5.1
Video Format:
2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
and 4:3 Pan and Scan

The Movie: Who Am I is a little known gem, written by, directed by, and starring Jackie Chan. I don't think this movie was ever released in the theaters in the United States, but it's another example of Jackie Chan's comedy kung fu style. This adventure begins with Chan as a secret government operative who loses his memory while on a top secret mission in Africa. He has an accident and loses all of his memory, and is taken in by an African tribe. Once he makes it back to civilization, he finds that he's being chased after by all kinds of mysterious government agencies and he starts to run while trying to figure out what is going on.

He can't remember his name, so he starts going by the name "Whoami", and his adventures take him all the way from Europe to Africa. Who Am I features one of the wackiest and coolest car chase scenes ever, featuring a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV piloted by Whoami's rally driving friend doing all kinds of crazy stuff while trying to run from a gang of mysterious black BMW's as well as from the police. This car chase features what I'm pretty sure is the absolute slickest stunt parking job ever.

Overall, the plot of this movie is not particularly complex, but thanks to Jackie Chan and his amazing stunts and antics, it turns out to be a very entertaining experience. And as usual, you'll find Jackie's outtakes at the end of the movie. If you happen to run across this movie, check it out!

The DVD: This is a dual-sided disc with an anamorphic widescreen transfer on one side, and a pan-and-scan version on the other. The video transfer is fairly clean, though not as bright as it could be. The audio is also fairly clean, but not as bright as it could be. The only real special feature to speak of on this disc is the theatrical trailer. Pretty much a bare bones DVD production.

Date reviewed: 2003-01-28

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