Panda Plan 熊猫计划 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 98 mins. Director: Zhang Luan 张栾. Rating: 3/10. A lazy, throwaway attempt at a comic action movie, with an aged-looking Cheng Long [Jackie Chan] and a cuddly CGI panda. STORY The Noah Islands, somewhere in the Mediterranean, the present day. Exhausted after wrapping his latest picture, international action … Continue reading Review: Panda Plan (2024) →
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