In all likelihood, fans of action superstar Jackie Chan will flock to see his latest hard-hitting, car tossing, bullet-riddled action thriller, Police Story 2013, no matter what they hear from critics on whether or not it’s good or bad. The marketing behind this new film from director Ding Sheng has been quite as explosive as all of the trailers and behind-the-scenes clips netizens have been spotting for the past month, revealing Chan in a newer, grittier and more hardcore titular reimagining of the classic Hong Kong film franchise that launched him to superstardom.
“Police Story 2013″ follows Jackie Chan’s legendary series “Police Story” and this sixth installment, the film tells the story of one night, at a downtown district bar, all guests were taken hostage. Among them are Interpol, Zhong Wen and daughter Miao Miao. The criminal looks familiar; it is bar owner Wu Jiang whose demand in this hostage situation is the release of a criminal who has been in police custody for a long time. Are things as simple as it looks? What is his true motivation for this desperate action?
