Mrs Rosie and the Priest
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Four hilarious and provocative stories from Boccaccio's Decameron, featuring cuckolded husbands,...
Femme Fatale
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It is a selection of Maupassant's brilliant, glittering stories set in the Parisian beau monde and...
Goblin Market
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'She kissed and kissed her with a hungry mouth' A selection of Rossetti's most famous poems, from...
The Awkward Age
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In a Victorian terraced house, in north-west London, two families unite in imperfect harmony. After...
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Black Madonna: A Womanist Look at Mary of Nazareth
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The figure of the Virgin Mary comes loaded with baggage and preconceptions. She is usually depicted...
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The Forest Lover
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In her acclaimed novels, Susan Vreeland has given us portraits of painting and life that are as...
The Ghost of Castle Isle
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Kacey and her friends visit her Aunt Mary, who lives in a Victorian mansion not far from Salem,...
The Fourteenth Letter
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Phoebe Stanbury was killed in the summer of secrets... One balmy June evening in 1881, Phoebe...
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David McK (3745 KP) rated Shanghai Knights (2003) in Movies
May 27, 2023
I know I've seen that earlier movie, but don't remember all that much about it, other than it was Wild West set and starred the same two lead actors in Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson.
This time around, the two end up in Victorian London in search of a McGuffin after Chon Wang's (Chan's) father - who is the keeper of the Imperial Seal - is murdered, with Wang then reuniting with his estranged sister.
As expected, they then encounter a whole host of historical characters, and get involved in all sorts of escapades, with it never really being in any doubt how it will end ...
So, yeah, family friendly fare that relies heavily on Owen's laid-back approach contrasting with Chan's high-energy slapstick martial arts.
The Whispering Muse
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Be careful what you wish for... it may just come true. At The Mercury Theatre in London's West...