Jackie Chan meets THREE MEN AND A BABY is basically the plot for this madcap caper film, featuring three thieves, some generic gangster types and one very cute baby who finds himself in all manner of scrapes. It's an out-and-out comedy, a lighthearted family movie in which the focus is on the laughs rather than the stunts, but that doesn't mean it's totally without merit for action fans. As the film progresses it gets better, moving away from the jokes towards breakneck chases and fights, building up to a large scale climax that provides an emotional as well as physical kick.

One of the main draws for me was the presence of Yuen Biao in this movie. Yuen, how we have missed you! Sadly, Biao doesn't bag one of the leading roles, instead playing the minor part of a cop, but he does get involved in one elaborate fight sequence. For me, he's the best thing in the movie. Cast-wise, he's accompanied by a playing-to-type Jackie (good with the baby, but the genuine stunts are few and far between and the wirework is obvious),Louis Koo (mildly funny but better in serious fare like FLASHPOINT) and a minor role for Ken Lo, playing a tattooed thug named 'Baldy'.

The first half of the film contains endless comedy routines and set-ups and is a little overlong, although that's not a problem. Some of the humour doesn't translate very well to Western audiences – is putting a baby in a washing machine and turning it on really that funny? However, things pick up for a bizarre car chase, a nice routine in an apartment filled with a bunch of adversaries, and some more traditional martial arts stuff right at the end. It's not one of the all-time classic Jackie Chan films, but it's far closer to the spirit of a good-natured '80s knockabout comedy like MY LUCKY STARS than the kind of soulless, RUSH HOUR-type films Jackie makes in America.

"Robin-B-Hood" is one of the better recent Jackie Chan movies I have seen. Why? Well, obviously because of the trademark Jackie Chan action sequences, but also because of the story in the movie.

Jackie Chan (playing Fong Ka Ho) and Louis Koo (playing Octopus) are two professional burglars that live extravagant lives that require a lot of spending money, and get hired for job that promises million of Hong Kong dollars, though Michael Hui (playing Landlord) fails to inform his burglar associates that the job is to kidnap a baby. Fong Ka Ho and Octopus get attached to the baby, and then things start to escalate to a wild thrill-ride.

Jackie Chan puts on a great performance in this movie, as expected, and he is doing all of his trademark action and stunts, lots of action and comedy here. And he is well accompanied by Louis Koo who also puts on a good performance. I am a huge fan of Asian cinema and used to live in Hong Kong so I am no strangers to the Hong Kong cinema, and I must say that Charlene Choi (playing Pak Yin),despite her small role, actually put on one of her best performances ever. It is nice to see that she is finally growing into a good actor and is over that sugar-coated silly comedy that she made when she was younger.

The story in the movie have several aspects and depths and all work out quite nicely coming together full circle at the end. "Robin-B-Hood", despite the somewhat stupid title, is a really great action and family movie. Very suitable for fans of Jackie Chan or people in for an evening with the family. And I must underline that "Robin-B-Hood" is a MUST for all Jackie Chan fans. Sure he is getting older, but the man is still performing amazing stunts and spreading his good humor.

I was thoroughly entertained from the start of the movie until the very end. And I purchased the 2-disc Ultimate Edition from Amazon, and will definitely be giving the extra materials on disc 2 a go later on today.

Latest Jackie Chan film is a wildly overly long (well over 2 hours) comedy action film about a trio of safe crackers who use the loot to fuel their addictions. When things take a turn for the worst the trio kidnaps a baby, the same one that they had saved earlier in the film. When one of the trio is hurt and thrown in jail after the getaway, the remaining two, Jackie Chan and Louis Koo must care for the kid. Of course they bond with the kid and of course circumstance provides for some death defying action sequences.

I really didn't care for this film. Sure its nice to see Jackie playing a semi-not so nice guy, but on the whole this is the sort of thing we've seen a dozen or so times before, and I'm not talking action. For me much of the film was past formulaic and into the cliché rut. How many films have their been about grown men with no baby experience taking care of infants? How many of them have gags stolen by this film? As for the action sequences they take a bit of a back seat to the comedy and the baby. Sure there are some nice bits, Jackie walking down the air conditioners and the car chase/crash are good little sequences but they too ring of things that have gone before. It could be argued that Jackie is getting up there, he's 52, but its not that what he's doing is bad its just that its a bit lifeless and repetitive when compared to his earlier films.

It also doesn't help that the film is paced so,leisurely that we feel every one of its 130 plus minutes. This is a movie in need of some real trimming.

A miss. Wait for cable.

4.5 out of 10, 5 out of 10 for IMDb purposes