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Vanguard (2020)

Vanguard poster
Original title
急先锋
Directed by
Stanley Tong
Genre
action film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 612 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Chinese security company takes on dangerous missions around the world. Jackie Chan leads the team as they protect a businessman from a terrorist group.

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What happens

Vanguard is a 2020 Chinese action comedy film written and directed by Stanley Tong. The film stars Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, and Miya Muqi. It marks Chan's sixth collaboration with Tong. Vanguard was originally scheduled to be released on 25 January 2020 in China but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was later released on 30 September 2020 in China, 20 November 2020 in the United States, and 25 December 2020 in India. The film received mixed reviews, with critics praising Jackie Chan's performance as well as the action sequences and music but criticising the screenplay, editing and runtime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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