How can I best describe The Medallion? I think it was Bob Euker, as sportscaster Harry Doyle in the film Major League II, who summed it up best. Commenting on a film made in the off-season by one of the ball players, Doyle said, "I didn't get to see it, but I hear it was in focus."

Not sure if it wants to be a comedy, drama or straight out martial arts film, The Medallion jumps all over the screen in so many different directions that it makes sense that five people wrote this film. Too bad they all seemed to be in separate rooms when they did it. Chan is a Hong Kong policeman who is assisting Interpol in tracking down a criminal (Sands). They don't know what his plan is, or even what he looks like, but they know he's a bad guy. His plan is to obtain an ancient medallion, and the child who possesses it, so he can become immortal. Leading the Interpol team is Agent Watson. Watson is played by the hilarious Lee Evans, who displayed his comedic talents in such films as Something About Mary and Mousehunt. Unfortunately, his fall down funny slapstick humor is the last thing the leader of an Interpol assault team needs. Of course, the bad guy gets away with the boy and Chan and company are now off to Ireland. Enter Forlani as another Interpol agent, this one with a romantic past with Chan. Their bickering, intended to be witty, is just annoying. They both contact Watson at his home, where he lives with his very quiet wife and child, who are convinced he is a librarian. So far, so good. Unfortunately there is another hour of movie left. Through a series of unbelievable plot twists, Chan becomes the immortal one. Not only can he not be killed, he also has turned into the nearest thing to Superman on film since Christopher Reeve. And this is the most believable twist. Honest. Don't believe me? Try these:

a. Nobody in Ireland has an accent, except the little Chinese boy, who speaks like he grew up in London.
b. Forlani has an English accent, unless she gets excited. Then she's a good old American.
c. You can spend several hours underwater trapped in a flooded shipping container provided you hide inside an inflatable rubber tent. I'm not kidding!
d. You're quiet wife, when provoked, will break out automatic weapons and riot gear, kick a lot of bad guy butt, and NEVER let you know why or how she did it.