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Vanguard
U/A (INDIA)
2020
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Positive Reviews
16
Negative reviews
35
Average Rating
2.3
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2.5
The rest of Vanguard isnt as enjoyable since its more expensive looking than actually thrilling.
Rogerebert
2.0
These scenes eventually grow tiresome, given that theyre in service of a plot and characters that we just dont care about.
Common Sense Media
1.5
The result is lively but undeniably dopey fun thats not so diverting you dont wonder if you shouldnt be doing something more worthy of your time.
Variety
2.0
Its an unforgivable waste of Jackie Chan, action movie legend, reduced here to pratfalls and gurning double takes.
The Guardian
2.0
Veteran Hong Kong action director Stanley Tong reunites with his longtime star Jackie Chan for this amiable but rather under par adventure with silly ..
The Guardian
1.3
Christopher Gray American Utopia, Hell You Talmbout Despite its satirical undercurrent, American Utopia doesnt wallow in cynicism, and the closing str ..
1.5
More of branding exercise than a fully fledged star vehicle, this fast moving but instantly forgettable adventure allows Chan to participate in the se ..
Screen Daily
1.5
Left to its own silly, ultra 80s devices, Vanguard isnt a total disaster, and its a smidge better than its trailer suggests.
The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Even a forgetful Jackie Chan movie is still a Jackie Chan movie worth seeking out.
1.5
Vanguard is... in line with brand of amiable action mayhem Chan pioneered in 1980s vehicles like Police Story and Project A, only not as good.
The New York Times
4.5
Some of the bits are amusing but too much of it feels like a relentlessly toothless episode of Robot Chicken and while it is ultimately a little too s ..
E Film Critic
3.0
The endeavor is light enough to pass, and best appreciated as a smash em up offering instead of a sophisticated spy game.
Blu Ray
1.9
He doesnt have much to do here as Tang Huating, the head of the eponymous security firm.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
While this isnt classic Jackie Chan, it is a fast paced and fun action film for fans of the genre.
You Tube
4.5
Is Vanguard ridiculous Yes. Is it fun YES! More stunt spectacular than movie, but what a show! Chinas answer to Fast & Furious.
You Tube
4.5
Overall it was a really really fun package... but I really, really would have liked to have seen more martial arts stuff Jackie Chan stuff, fun goofy ..
You Tube
2.5
Jackie Chan is still agile but this movie just limps along from comedy to drama, never knowing which side to choose.
You Tube
2.0
Although an outtake shown in the closing credits proves Chan is still willing to take risks, the films use of CGI largely denies us the physical reali ..
The Times
4.0
Veteran filmmaker Stanley Tong keeps it charging forward so briskly that we never have time to dwell on how preposterously silly everything is.
Shadows On The Wall
2.5
Yang Yang, playing the romantic hero Lei Zhenyu, doesnt have much of that.
New York Post
1.5
As a time passer, die hard Chan fans will probably still find enough, and even if the main man himself feels a little off, theres an overriding sense ..
Flickering Myth
2.0
Whenever Vanguard at least tries to embrace how lazily clich it is and get a bit silly, theres a tiny amount of fun to be found.
Flickering Myth
3.0
Dont come in expecting vintage Chan action, and youll get your moneys worth.
Flim Threet
3.0
A James Bond movie like spectacle. Chan fans will enjoy the action, stunts and fighting. Gold cars, if not Goldfinger.
Boston Herald
3.5
At least theres some conglomeration of bad guys so theyre not all of Middle Eastern descent.
Lyles Movie Files
2.5
Between 1985s generic James Glickenhaus actioner The Protector and 1981s rather anemic Burt Reynolds all star The Gumball Rally riff Cannonball Run, i ..
Movie Freak
1.9
A high speed car chase has shots with all too apparent computer generated automobiles, sapping its excitement value.
Aisle Seat
1.5
Equipped with a cheesy Z grade plot, forgettable villains, and some jaw droppingly clunky lines of dialogue, Vanguard is that unashamedly old fashione ..
Scmp
1.5
Im one of those who will always pray at the altar of Jackie Chans greatness, but hes no longer physically capable of making a bad movie watchable.
Punch Drunk Critics
1.5
The film elicits minor chuckles with fleeting moments of slapstick humor.
Movie Web
2.0
Thats the good and bad of Vanguard, a silly action movie that acknowledges Chan doesnt need to do the most death defying stunts at his age but also ma ..
We Live Entertainment
0.5
Just as Disney has done with some of its works, Italian film maker Matteo Garrone (the award winning crime drama Gomorrah, 2008) has attempted a live ..
Straits Times
2.0
Al t hough it isnt actually a comedy, Iron Mask qualifies, in substantial stretches, as one of the funniest films of the year.
Film Avclub
1.5
Fans of Chans martial arts prowess and deft physical comedy will find very little to enjoy here.
Cbr
3.0
Vanguard is never dull, its just really not that good. Chan and his fans deserved better.
Bowling Green Daily News
2.0
Lets be clear: Vanguard is not a great film. Its one of the lesser works in the Stanley Tong/Jackie Chan oeuvre.
Original Cin
2.0
Unfortunately, it also features some laughably bad CGI, a cringey storyline, cheesy dialogue and pro China propaganda, with characters devoid of dimen ..
The New Paper
3.5
Even if youre not into the genre, the film doesnt have any dull moments.
Cultured Vultures
2.0
Xus maidenly animal activist isnt meant to be a warrior, but shes game for everything she goes through.
Assignment X
4.5
Little holds this mayhem together except for Chan and well, hes in here somewhere.
Sf Weekly
2.0
Unfortunately, the clunky dialogue, underdeveloped characterizations and generally lackluster story undermines that effort.
2.0
But Tongs film lacks the type of physical daftness and spunky attitude superhero films thrive on and never has fun with its outlandish set pieces.
The Only Critic
1.5
For a film that is jam packed with frenetic action sequences, Vanguard is rarely able to draw the audiences interest.
Battle Royale With Cheese
1.5
The film creates the impression that its tailor made for audiences in China, and most of the humor and storyline doesnt translate well to North Americ ..
Screen Zealots
1.0
And, as with so many other things in Vanguard, the kute child doesnt really go anywhere.
The Spool
1.5
If you cant, its just a bad movie that shows slight sparks of potential.
The Gate
1.5
A subpar globe hopping action film... Chan is mostly wasted here.... he fight scenes here are, at times, as lame as the CGI lion that mauls a baddie.
2.5
For the most part, this film has the disadvantages of Chinese action films, without the advantages. That is, it overdoes the action and its short on c ..
Rotten Tomatoes
4.5
Similar to Shyamalan, Chaganty has created a well crafted thriller that manages to keep you on the edge of your seat while never slowing down, and it ..
Weekend Warrior Blog Tumbl ..
3.0
Despite that downer, Vanguard is good fun whose technical, budgetary, and character issues wont fully tarnish the experience.
Elements of Madness
4.5
Chan is in a lot of Vanguards fight scenes, but he shares them with the team of younger agents. So instead of Chan himself handling all the bad guys f ..
Showbiz Cheat Sheet
1.5
Paper thin plot aside, Tong doesnt seem to bother about developing any sense of character development that would at least make us care about them.
Casey's Movie Mania
4.5
Vanguard, as was always the case with HK action movies, does not stand up to logic. However, both Stanley Tong and Jackie Chan seem to acknowledge, ch ..
Asian Movie Pulse
1.0
What is the most memorable thing about that film The horrific special effects.
Their Own League
1.5
2020 Chris Sawin Chris Sawin (author) from Houston, TX on November 23, 2020: Also, just because a movie has enjoyable moments doesnt make it any less ..
Reel Run Down
2.5
Several are preposterous, defying gravity even more profoundly than characters in the Fast & Furious franchise do.
OurQuadCities / WHBF-TV (I ..
2.5
The story probably wears its James Bond lite pedigree on its sleeve.
1.5
Oh, and theres a scene with some troubling application of brownface that, if the rest of the movie werent so chock full of odd cultural elements, woul ..
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