“Rumble In The Bronx” is arguably the best film starring Jackie Chan (“Rush Hour”, “Supercop”). That’s not only because the stunts are some of his most outrageous but because the film doesn’t leave you with a ton of boring dialog or irritating side characters so it’s this combination of excellent stunt work and writing that perfectly serves the action sequences and never needlessly interrupts them.

In “Rumble In The Bronx”, Chan plays Keung, who comes to America to help his uncle’s market shop in the Bronx. He ends up fighting local gangs as he also helps tries to help the wheelchair-bound boy next door and the lead gangster’s girlfriend (Francoise Yip). It’s nothing original or amazing but the film has reasonably funny writing, helps showcase Chan’s nice guy persona and the plot never distracts from the other aspects of the film.

Chan leaps from the roof of a multi-storey carpark to the fire escape of another building across an alley and he jet skis without skis with no special effects; this is all real. However, that’s not why we love him so much; we like him because he’s kind and never dishes out unnecessary pain. We sincerely believe his niceness as we see him help just about everybody (even some of the bad guys). Francoise Yip is pretty good as the gangster’s girlfriend and the kid is funny too. The bad guys are there to get beaten and it’s fun to watch Chan teach them a lesson.

Sure it’s no “Citizen Kane” but even many of Chan’s better movies have the odd moments of dull conversations or bizarre humour that doesn’t work. All that is gone here and what we’re left with is a thoroughly entertaining picture with some of the best stunts ever put to film and a protagonist we’re all happy to support.