Leofwine_draca Jackie Chan as a hard-assed American cop, a naked Chinese guy who thinks he's invisible, Lam Ching Ying as the strictest butler in the world and a multi-car pile-up to rival Grand Theft Auto are the ingredients of this comedy yarn from Hong Kong, shot in the streets with that raw low-budget look. In fact the title is misleading when packaged as a Jackie Chan film, as the superstar only appears in a minor supporting role with about twenty minutes of screen time. The rest of the movie really belongs to Sammo Hung (once again flexing his directing muscles) and the rest of the five-strong team of leads, all of whom are given equal screen time as criminals-turned-cleaners who find themselves up against some serious muscle when they decide to rob a guy working for a local crime boss.At first, I thought this film wasn't up to much, and was a little disappointed by the first hour which stresses comedy over martial arts action. In fact, there's only one major fight scene, in a fast-food restaurant, that I can think of. Instead the film slows down and takes time out to introduce the leading characters and put them through many comedic situations, most leaning towards the slapstick end of the genre and appealing to the low-brow crowd. At around the hour mark, suddenly the film kicks into gear with a major chase (on roller-skates, no less!) and then doesn't let up until the exciting finale, expertly mixing laughs with thrills into another winning combination that left me smiling at the end of it all.As for Jackie Chan, his main contribution is participating in the roller-skating chase, where he performs some of his usual dangerous stunts (jumping over cars and sliding literally between the wheels of a speeding truck) to the awe of the watching viewer. The major thing that sticks in my mind about the film is this chase scene which is top-notch stuff, climaxing in a slow-mo car pile-up packed with fantastic stunts of cars flipping and flying through the air, all captured lovingly on camera.Central performances from the leads are good, and mostly played for laughs (understandable when the character names are 'Teapot', 'Exhaust Pipe', and 'Vaseline'); in fact all of the five actors as an ensemble are excellent and have some great comedic interplay which keeps the film going through the slower moments. Sammo Hung is underused, but gets some great martial arts action at the finale, set in a warehouse, where he takes on dozens of villains (including veteran James Tien) and the like. Although the film is frequently silly, it's also innocent and the comedy is likable, with fast-paced humour and jokes that don't outstay their welcome, although the long-running "invisible" situation is a goodie. Fun, unserious, forgettable but entertaining laughs and thrills from our Chinese friends.

BA_Harrison More comedy than kung fu, Winners and Sinners is a crazy Hong Kong caper that follows the antics of a bunch of likable ex-convicts as they become unknowing recipients of a briefcase of missing counterfeit money and some printing plates—items much sought after by two gangs of criminals.The first in the 'Lucky Stars' movies, this good-natured and silly comedy succeeds in being very entertaining (despite not really being THAT funny) largely thanks to its charismatic cast. Sammo Hung, Richard Ng, Charlie Chin, Jackie Chan, Shui-Fan Fung, John Sham and (token beauty) Cherie Chung all have starring roles, and even Yuen Baio and Lam Ching Ying pop up in cameos.Of course, how funny you find this film will depend entirely on your sense of humour (let's say that the laughs are not that sophisticated); the quality of the action, however, cannot be disputed.Jackie has only a couple of brief fight scenes, but truly shines during a roller skating sequence in which he performs some amazing stunts—first partaking in a competition, and then pursuing a couple of thieves. And if you're not gob-smacked when he skates under a moving lorry and then causes a multiple pile-up, then you should give up watching films altogether.This being a Sammo Hung film, however, it is the portly one that takes centre stage when the real fighting begins, and fans of his work will not be disappointed. I always find Sammo incredible when he lets feet and fists fly, and in the warehouse-set finale, he delivers some amazing moves. Even if Hong Kong humour is not your cup of tea, Winners and Sinners is worth watching for the end battle alone.

DrLenera Winners and Sinners is the first of three films in which Jackie Chan 'co-starred' alongside Samo Hung and five Hong Kong comedians called the Lucky Stars. Actually,'co-starred' is not really the word,because Chan's role in these films was little more than a glorified cameo,especially in this one. Chan puts in small appearances in quite a few films,and distributors often give the impression that his role is larger in a film than it actually is.Still,Winners and Sinners is quite a fun film,actually one of the first Hong Kong films set in the present day that would combine comedy and action. Chan would in time perfect the formula in later films,and Winners and Sinners has rather more comedy than action,which may disappoint action fans. As is often the case,much of the humour,mainly revolving around the antics of the five 'Lucky Stars', does not really work for western audiences,the silly slapstick usually works {well,slapstick always travels well,something Chan had already learnt} but some of it is humour that will only be understood and found funny by a Hong Kong audience. Still,there are some laughs,such as a scene when Richard Ng {easily the funniest of the Lucky Stars} thinks he has become invisable and the rest of the group decide to play along with him,and two very funny comedy fight sequences in which the Lucky Stars try and conceal the fact they can't fight by using silly moves and techniques.Even if there isn't a great deal of action,what there is is still good. Chan's two scraps are two brief,but his chase scene,which has him rollerskate down a busy road and UNDER a moving lorry,climaxing with a car pile-up involving about thirty cars,is terrific,while Samo Hung has some great fight action in the climax. It's a fun,breezy romp which entertains as long as you don't expect too much. And even if you don't find it funny,you can laugh at gaffs such as the fake grass which has creases in it!

John (laderodjuret) When we bought this flick for our last money, we expected to see an ever so thrilling Jackie Chan performing his best stunt moves and literally "kick some butt". This was not the case since he only appeared in maybe 4 or 5 scenes. Instead his pal, Sammo Hung, did most of the skilled kung-fu fighting. We will not say that he did not have the skills, after all he is the one who made all the coreography to many good hongkong-action movies. We might add that this movies contains several scenes with very lame humor and you have to be a lame sort of person to like it. We are kind of lame so we liked it, even though we have seen much better Jackie Chan movies. A 4/10..