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Wang receives a parcel, which contains the puzzle box and Lin's letter, telling him their father is dead and that she has tracked the murderer to London. Roy has left his brief stint in law enforcement, broken off his romance with Falling Leaves, spent most of the gold investing in the Zeppelin, and is now a hotel waiter and part-time gigolo.

After they attempt prostitution to pay for a trip to England, the Mayor of New York arrives in search of his daughters, Roy's latest clients. Chon Wang fights off a number of New York police officers, and he and Roy ship themselves to London in a crate.

On the way, Wang tells Roy about his father, and Roy swears an oath to help reclaim the seal. In London, Wang and O'Bannon have their duster and watch stolen, respectively, by a number of street thugs including a young boy named Charlie Aaron Johnson. After an extensive battle to reclaim these items, they are arrested by the police. Roy tries to use this to get Lin released, but it does not work. Meanwhile, Rathbone finds himself not alone in his carriage as Wu Chow Donnie Yen sneaks his way on and the two exchange a quick conversation and Rathbone slips him the dagger that killed the Keeper of the Imperial Seal.

They encounter Charlie, who lets them into the empty house of a nobleman. Charlie brings it to their attention that the nobleman has an invitation to a gala at the castle. Roy and Wang arrive that night at the gala, wearing disguises: Roy masquerades as Major General "Sherlock Holmes" a name he derives from the face of a clock , and Wang is the "Maharaja of Nevada". After turning down the offer to try some spotted dick, Wang and Roy follow Lord Rathbone to a private library.

Once they enter, they cannot find him; he has slipped through a secret passage, which Wang discovers in a fireplace. As Roy occupies himself with a copy of the Kama Sutra, Wang enters the secret room, which contains treasures from throughout the British Empire. Rathbone's guards attack Roy, but he is rescued by Lin, who has escaped from Scotland Yard.

Rathbone spots them, and after a brief battle, he sets the barn on fire and escapes, locking the doors behind him to burn them. However, this time, the roles are reversed from Shanghai Noon and it lasts for about two minutes, which leaves you wondering why it was even put in. At times, it did get heavy-handed especially at the beginning , but managed to pull through. The sets were very authentic.

Unlike the first, where they could just use cheap facades, they had to create a whole new world, and they did so. You could really believe that the clan was in England. I also liked the transitions in between scenes. It may seem rather juvenile to put it in, and even more so to mention it, but I thought they were quite cool. I do wish, however, that they had spent more time in the West. If they had had more about the horse from the first one also, whatever happened to Chon's wife, Falling Leaves?

However, it almost immediately left the West for the East. Like The Tuxedo, Chan allows himself to be pushed around and beaten. Chan is great, as usual. He's a great diversion from the real life. He can make us believe that what is done can be done. Technically, he can, because he does his own stunts. Wilson is in top comedic form here, as usual, also.

He's quickly becoming an item in Hollywood, and his name's getting out there. Then again, he did do I Spy. I laughed a lot during Shanghai Knights. Many came from the fight scenes, and others were from Wilson's one-liners. I love how the writers can merge action and comedy seamlessly. I hope for a Shanghai Five, where they go to Hawaii, or some sequel, since this franchise is going somewhere. My rating: 7. Details Edit. Release date February 7, United States.

United States Hong Kong. English Mandarin. Shanghai Noon 2. Barrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 54 minutes. Related news. Van Cleef: What the hell is going on in there? Roy: [missing wildly] Did I hit you?! Van Cleef: No. But you're getting really close. Chon: [confused] But I just saved you. Lin: [mad] You were late! Sheriff Van Cleef: What do you know Van Cleef: Now how the hell did that happen? Jackie Chan: Ask me if I give a shit!