Kung-fu obsessed 12-year-olds of all ages are the target audience for Rob Minkoff and John Fusco's fantasy, in which a nerdy teen is transported to ancient China, where he's trained by two great martial artists (Jackie Chan and Jet Li, working together for the first time) as he tries to return a mystical artifact to the fabled Monkey King (Li).
South Boston teen Jason Tripitikas (Michael Angarano) is the goofy guy girls tease and tough guys beat up. He takes refuge in the martial arts movies he buys from ancient Chinese pawn-shop keeper Old Hop (Chan), until local toughs force him to help them rob the store. When Old Hop resists, head hood Lupo (Morgan Benoi...
Released:
2008
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
113 mins