“My Lucky Stars” is a Hong Kong action/comedy and the second instalment in the “Five Lucky Stars” franchise. The movie caught my attention because Jackie Chan (“Twin Dragons”, “Police Story 2”) is in it but unfortunately, he’s not the star and this is definitely more of a comedy picture than an action one. Most of it plays more like a film starring the Marx Brothers than a high-octane action flick such as “Police Story”.

Muscles (Chan) is a Hong Kong cop that is in Japan to pursue a ninja gang. His partner (Yuen Biao “Righting Wrongs”) is captured by the gang and so Muscles needs the help of a group of moronic friends.

Jackie Chan appears mainly during the opening scene and the third act but he is mostly absent from the middle of the movie. Still, he’s entertaining when he is onscreen. It’s also funny to see him wear a mascot outfit of Arale from “Dr. Slump”. Biao gets even less time to show off his moves. The real star is Sammo Hung (“Ip Man 2”), who leads the ‘Lucky Stars’. Their antics are relatively amusing but they do become a little tedious. Also, Bolo Yeung (“Bloodsport”) has a brief appearance.

“My Lucky Stars” starts off with a fun car chase and some action but then it becomes all about the comedy until the finale. As I said, the parts with the ‘Lucky Stars’ (the majority of the film) did contain funny moments but it still feels a little boring and tedious. It’s a shame because Jackie Chan (and indeed Sammo Hung) are good at combining the action and the comedy. Here, it feels like the action and the comedy has been separated. Those that like Hong Kong comedy movies might enjoy this one. Also, those that are determined to see as many Jackie Chan films as they can will want to tick it off their list.