Shanghai Noon (2000) is a high-spirited "East-meets-West" action comedy that breathes fresh life into the western genre by blending classic frontier tropes with Jackie Chan's signature acrobatic martial arts . Directed by Tom Dey in his feature debut, the film stars Chan as Imperial Guard Chon Wang and Owen Wilson as laid-back outlaw Roy O'Bannon.
Set in 1881, the story begins in China's Forbidden City when Princess Pei-Pei (Lucy Liu) is kidnapped and taken to the United States. Chon Wang, feeling personally responsible, joins the rescue mission to Nevada. After a train robbery gone wrong, Wang is separated from his fellow guards and forms a begrudging, unlikely partnership with the smooth-talking but bumbling Roy O'Bannon. Shanghai Noon Movie Review | Common Sense Media Shanghai Noon
