Ride On

I was not expecting that much emotional drama from a movie starring Jackie Chan like this one, and I'm super glad it captured those emotional pinpoints.

This really looks like the type of film Jackie has always wanted to act in given his comments about trying other acting chops besides the typical kung-fu action scenes, and I couldn't be more happier for him to finally have that opportunity. I think the closest film to his best dramatic role before Ride On was Police Story: Lockdown.

The movie has a good balance of action, comedy, & drama, and doesn't rely on action fight scenes to showcase Jackie and the rest of the cast. I truly felt the heartwarming & heartbreaking father-and-daughter dynamic between Luo and Bao.

All of that goes without mentioning that the fight scenes we all love from Jackie Chan & the stunt team are in the movie, and to me, that is excellent and satisfying fan service well presented & fun.

The few issues I did have with the movie, but not that big of a deal, are some of the story beats that seem off at times, a few minutes of the second act that was slightly rushed & not enough to process, and some of Luo's disciples that deserve more screentime.

Finally, almost exactly like the fanbase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that hunt Easter eggs for references, superfans of Jackie Chan are in for many, many treats throughout the movie. Superfans will point out props, set designs, costumes, some martial arts techniques, and other elements that either reference or at least remind them of scenes from films throughout Jackie Chan's career.

This movie also reminds me of movies like The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent paying tribute to Nicolas Cage's career or The Fabelmans subtlety telling the origins of Steven Spielberg's early stages in his filmmaking career.

Ride On serves perfectly as a touching tribute to Jackie Chan's work.

Ride On is actually a good children / teen drama about family and legacy. Jacky Chan, again, proved he can act. He has been producing dramatic movies with dramatic acting time and time again, this is one of them.

Action-wise, Jacky is old and he knows it well. He kept the action scene limited and using stunt doubles, his own stunt team, nonetheless.

This is an entertaining movie for the family but nothing special for Jacky's fans. It lacks the memorable craziness of his old stunts because he is older and wiser.

But Ride On is not about comedic action story, this is a dramatic movie with some comedic action. I would consider it as the trial run for Rush Hour latest sequel.

No pun intended - there is one scene in this movie that some people confused with Jackies private life. I have to admit, I had no idea about his private life and his issues with his daughter (or hers with him?) ... I reckon if you are not in the know you can easily be fooled ... especially because it was quite emotional ... and it looked like something that could actually happen in real life for them too.

That said, the movie itself lends itself to comparisons ... Jackie Chan being his own stunt man most of the time, having started as stunt man too. So the story is close to home in that regard for sure. Add to that a horse and you have quite the interesting mix. The stunts/action set pieces are really good ... and if you are fan, no one has to convince you anyway ... story is quite simple, but it doesn't need to be more complicated ... and if the drama of it all does not grip you ... well then the movie is not for you I reckon ... most will at least have some moments where they shed a tear or two ... ride on indeed (the movies title is the biggest pun)

Washed-up stunt man Jackie Chan has papers served on him to take his horse. He meets with estranged daughter Haocun Liu to find a lawyer, and she puts forth her geeky boy friend.

It's Jackie Chan and a horse, which is all fans like me need to make us happy for a couple of hours. Even if Chan is going to be seventy on his next birthday, and his stunts are achieved by close-up, short takes, and actually having stunt men in the longer shots, I can still enjoy Chan's sense of humor, and the fact that this is a movie where he actually acts, with a story about an old man growing up, and the dedication to taking real risks to make good movies that stunt men have shown for more than a hundred years.

And it's a very handsome horse.

Not the best but also it's good to watch with your family

The view in this movie was so beautiful and awesome

Also it's good if you watch the movie without thinking about things because it's just like you watch a clips of a comedy show

You can also see how much this movie focusing on the relationship between the child and the dad and mom

The relationship between the man and the horse was sweet and beautiful

I was sad because they didn't give a chance for other characters and n the movie and focusing on the horse and the man 😐

But that doesn't mean it's a bad movie it's still fun to watched

I feel bad for the movie reviews because it's bad and the movie wasn't that bad actually.