“Miracles” (also known as “Mr. Canton And Lady Rose”) is a Jackie Chan (“Rush Hour”, “Mr. Nice Guy”) crime/comedy based on Frank Capra’s “A Pocketful Of Miracles”, which itself is a remake of Capra’s “Lady For A Day”. This movie shows that Jackie Chan is capable of directing a stylish film with lavish sets and costumes. His signature action is also on display and it is as impressive as ever.

Set in Hong Kong during the 1930s, we follow a good-natured man (Chan) who inadvertently becomes a mob boss after purchasing a rose from Madam Kao (Ah-Lei Gua). He becomes superstitious and will not go anywhere without buying a rose from her. In order to repay her for giving him good luck, he decides to help her with family problems but it proves to be a bigger task than he could have imagined.

Jackie Chan plays the nice guy that falls into the dangerous world of gangs and he does a great job. His stunts and fighting moves are terrific here despite the film having relatively few action sequences when compared to his other films. Some of the other characters are pretty funny and the costume design for everybody is great.

“Miracles” is supposedly Jackie Chan’s favourite of his own films and it’s an interesting choice because the movie was not a big hit at the box-office. Fans of Chan’s martial arts work will not be disappointed by the creative and elaborate fights. Those less obsessed about the fighting might find this one more a little more to the taste because it’s a little slower and has more substance than many of his big action flicks such as “Project A”, “Police Story” and “Rumble In The Bronx”. Maybe it drags on a little too long and not all the jokes are great but this is a fun picture with some great slapstick action.