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SummaryCombining the martial arts prowess of international action superstar Jackie Chan with state-of-the-art special effects, this action comedy stars Chan as Eddie Yang, a resolute Hong Kong cop who suffers a near fatal accident while investigating a case involving a mysterious medallion. (Sony Pictures)

The Medallion

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38
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
38
13% Positive
4 Reviews
47% Mixed
14 Reviews
40% Negative
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75
Chicago Sun-Times
A disposable entertainment, redeemed by silliness, exaggeration, and Chan's skill and charm. I would not want to see it twice, but I liked seeing it once.
60
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Chan proves yet again that he has the virtuosic grace -- and goofiness -- of any of the great clowns of the silent era, and a complete refusal to abide by the laws of gravity. Do let us be clear, however, that the movie's plot, minus a few roundhouse kicks, is straight out of the Scooby-Doo playbook.
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5.1
29% Positive
11 Ratings
45% Mixed
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Jun 24, 2016
7
Blanche
I actually thought this film was quite good compared to vast majority of the people here! Okay, so the story didn't really make much sense but I thought it was a good laugh and entertaining at times. This wasn't Jackie Chan's best film, but it's far from being horrific for me. I thought Lee Evans was actually pretty funny at times too, though he did little to really add to the depth of the story. After I finished watching the movie, it was worth it in my opinion. Maybe there was something else in this film that helped grip me which didn't translate to rest of the guys here.
Nov 10, 2025
5
BlakeHustic
Trust me, it could’ve been a lot worse, but also a lot better. The fight scenes are cool, the characters are charming, and there are a few funny moments. The movie’s biggest weakness is that the story was too simplistic. It wasn’t particularly engaging and most of the humor wasn’t that funny. If they didn’t know what to do, they would just say something random or re-iterate something that already happened.
50
The A.V. Club
Though haphazardly put together, The Medallion stays fairly entertaining until it kills Chan off and resurrects him as an immortal being.
40
Washington Post
Chan's normally homegrown stuntwork is replaced by a lot of wire fighting and special effects, and this makes one think that the days of "Drunken Master" are far behind him.
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
As for the old and graceful Jackie, he's completely missing in action, his supple talents sacrificed on the high altar of movie technology -- that frenetic place where superheroes are a colossal bore and real ones are sadly impotent.
30
Chicago Reader
This is a complete mess, making up its story logic as it goes along, though in contrast to the sluggish "Shanghai Knights" its chief problem is having too many ideas instead of too few.
0
Austin Chronicle
One of the Peking Opera-trained superstar's most mediocre films, rivaling last year’s God-awful "The Tuxedo" for sheer messy filmmaking and brazen acts of tedium... Abysmal.
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Sep 4, 2013
4
Jack_Sunshine
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
Jan 18, 2017
3
Broyax
Jackie Chan se vautre régulièrement dans le navet commercial depuis un bon nombre d'années, l'acteur est -sauf éventuelle exception sur cette période- bien loin de ce qui l'a fait connaître à Hong-Kong et ailleurs. Le Médaillon en est -si besoin était- un affligeant exemple et le fait que l'on arrive à se demander s'il est pire (ou non) que le non moins affligeant Golden Child en dit long ! qu'on arrive à se demander si Jackie Chan est devenu aussi ridiculement insupportable qu'Eddie Murphy en dit également beaucoup sur le sujet ! L'histoire (!) a été écrite par 5 (cinq !) personnes, je dis "personnes" mais ça pourrait une bande d'imbéciles diplômés qu'on y verrait aucune espèce de différence. Le ton hystéro-bouffon tout du long, si exagéré et outré transforme le film en une mascarade épouvantable qui peut pourtant faire sourire plus qu'on ne le voudrait (lorsque la connerie atteint un certain niveau, on en rit presque à dire vrai). Si quelques cascades sont plaisantes, elles abusent des câbles ad nauseam et si la réalisation reste en général au dessus de la ligne de flottaison, elle s'abîme malgré tout vers la fin dans d'horribles ralentis flous et saccadés. Jackie Chan sait s'entourer dans ses navets de bien belles créatures qui connaissent (évidemment) le kung-fu mais franchement Benny Hill faisait de même (sauf pour le kung-fu) et a toujours croupi dans le marasme de son insondable connerie. Il en est de même ici malgré toute cette agitation quasi-épileptique ! c'en est désolant.
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  • Emperor Multimedia Group (EMG)
  • Golden Port Productions Ltd.
  • Living Films
  • Screen Gems
  • TriStar Pictures
Aug 22, 2003
1 h 28 m
PG-13
Follow the mystery. Fight the enemy. Discover the power of...
Hong Kong Film Awards
• 2 Nominations
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