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Ride On (2023)
Directed by Larry Yang
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A washed-up stuntman and his stunt horse become an overnight social media sensation when their real-life fight with debt collectors goes viral.
Length 126 minutes
Actors
Jackie Chan | Liu Haocun | 郭麒麟 | Wu Jing | Joey Yung | Yu Rong-Guang | Andy On | Xiao Shenyang | Ray Lui | Aarif Lee | 余皑磊 | Lang Yueting | Xing Yu | Wang Yuze | 潘斌龙 | Jia Bing | Yin Xiaotian | Stanley Tong | Zhang Shuangli | Kong Lin | Wang Duo | Chen Ming | Gao Shu-Guang | Wesley Wong | Wang Hai-Xiang | Zhang Yang
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/27/2024 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
This is a movie about movies! (among other things) Had I known that I would’ve watched sooner. Thought it was about something totally different. Anyways, this is a perfectly fine movie that is at least 20min too long. Overstuffed and too melodramatic. The autobiographical aspect is interesting but I’ve grown tired of Jackie Chan dealing with his bad parenting history in his films.
His daughter in this movie could be his granddaughter. But sure she’s his daughter that he was absent for most of her life. More melodrama and more tears. But. But there’s the whole other story about stuntmen and practical FX and aging out and injuries and and and…
Did I mentioned this was overstuffed? It doesn’t stop there. There’s *another* story about losing his best friend Red Hare, his horse due to some legal nonsense. I don’t understand why they felt the need to throw so much into this movie when it could’ve just been a nice story about stuntmen and the shift to CGI. Wu Jing appears in that plot.
If I could recut this movie I’d remove the daughter backstory drama and all the horse ownership stuff. My MVP is Andy On who has really impressed me over the last year. Just love him and he’s great here in a small supporting role. I’d buy this movie just for his scenes.
Lastly, thank gods for digital horses.
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