The Myth

The Myth
(2005)

Directed by Stanley Tong

Starring Jackie Chan, Bing Shao, Weixing Yao

Rating: ******
              4/6

Chinese general Jackie Chan
Dies less than ten minutes in.
He gets his head removed by sword.
Then he is alive no more,
And we see the head’s point of view
As it rotates to the ground.

The star just died.  Now what?
Ah, that wasn’t the main character who died.
It’s Jackie Chan in Present Day.
He has an intact hide today.
He’s the general’s reincarnation.
Now, how does that sound?

Stanley Tong directed this tale,
This complex and interesting tale,
That spans the globe at great expense
Because the story’s so immense.
It deals with anti-gravity and time,
But I won’t spoil too much of the plot.

This movie is a step up from average,
Despite all the work the crew did.
I’ll watch it again, at some future point,
For it was entertaining up to a point.
I’m giving this a four, but truthfully,
A must-see this is not.