I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting much from another Jackie Chan movie with him at 71, but "The Shadow's Edge" genuinely surprised me. This Macau-set crime thriller brings a retired tracking expert back into the game to catch a crew of dangerous professional thieves, and it works surprisingly well. Tony Leung Ka-Fai absolutely steals every scene as the villain; he's menacing without ever being cartoonish. While Chan is clearly showing his age, the action sequences are solid and less reliant on his typical slapstick comedy. Director Larry Yang gives the whole film a grittier tone than typical Chan flicks, which I appreciated. The plot is pretty straightforward - cops versus clever criminals - but the execution is tight, and it's no wonder it hit No. 1 at the Chinese box office.

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