Netflix's Hidden Strike movie review - John Cena & Jackie Chan's Latest Action Film

In today's video, I am reviewing the action-packed world of Netflix's Hidden Strike, featuring John Cena and Jackie Chan. I discussed everything from the plot and character chemistry to the thrilling action sequences. Join me as we explore the highs and lows of Netflix's Hidden Strike and discover whether it's a hidden gem or a strikeout.

I wanted to share my review and give you some key takeaways from the movie.

🌟🎥 "Hidden Strike" follows the thrilling journey of two former special forces soldiers as they protect a group of civilians on the dangerous highway of death, aiming to reach the safety of the Green Zone.

Here are my key takeaways from the film:

1️⃣ Impressive Stunts: As a fan of Jackie Chan, I have to say that his dedication to his craft is awe-inspiring. At almost 70 years old, he pulls off jaw-dropping stunts and fights scenes like a pro. It's incredible to see him in such great shape and still delivering as an action star.

2️⃣ Concise Runtime: Unlike many action movies that can drag on, "Hidden Strike" keeps a tight runtime of around 1 hour and 40 minutes. This makes it a fast-paced and enjoyable watch, ensuring that the action never loses momentum.

3️⃣ Lackluster Chemistry: While I had high hopes for the pairing of Jackie Chan and John Cena, I felt that their chemistry fell short. The attempt at creating a buddy-action comedy dynamic seemed forced, and I couldn't help but wish for the return of the iconic duo from Rush Hour. Despite this, the film still delivers some decent action sequences.

Overall, while "Hidden Strike" didn't quite hit the mark for me, it's still worth checking out for Jackie Chan's incredible performance and the adrenaline-pumping action.

Transcript

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Hello everybody. Welcome to today's video. My name is Joani. If you are new here, welcome on this channel. I like to post movie reviews, travel content, New York City content, etc. So if you're into that sort of thing, please subscribe to the channel. It will help me out a lot. I've noticed that YouTube has been adding ads to my videos and I can promise you that I am not monetized and am not getting any of the AdSense.

So please help me out by subscribing so I could get the AdSense and not YouTube. On today's video, I'll be reviewing the movie hidden Strike with John Cena and Jackie Chan. Hidden Strike apparently came out on July 20 eigth, but this movie just showed up on my home screen on Netflix. I don't know if they were using a different artwork before, but I am just seeing it now. And being that I like Jackie Chan and John Cena, I like sometimes he was really good in peacemaker. So I decided to watch it and see if it was good or not. Hidden Strike is about two ex special forces soldiers played by Jackie Chan and John Cena who must escort a group of civilians along the highway of death to the safety of the Green Zone. This movie was trying to be a lot of things.

It felt reminiscent of Mad Max Fury Road, but like a downgraded version of it, it dragged at the beginning and I felt like they were trying to force this buddy action comedy between Jackie Chan and John Cena. But I'm sorry, I really didn't care for the pairing of the two. I didn't think they had chemistry at all, to be completely honest. I would much rather watch Rush Hour Four. I am not sure what's taking them so long. Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan had the best chemistry. They were so funny together. So I'm not sure what's taking them so long, but I am looking forward to Rush Hour Four.

But this review is not about that. This is all about hitting Strike. So here are some facts about this movie that I found online. So this movie was originally a collaboration between Sylvester Stallone and Jackie Chan, but Sylvester Stallone canceled because I think he was doing Expandable Four, so they replaced him with John Cena. The movie was filmed in 2018 in location in China as the Middle East. The movie is supposed to be in the Middle East somewhere, but it was all on location in China. Before settling on the title Hidden Strike. The movie had several different other names, including X Baghda, Project X NAFU and Project Extraction.

The film was released theatrically in the United Arab Emirates and selected international markets on July 6 of 2023. And on the 20 eigth of July, it hit the United States and internationally on Netflix. And I'm just finding out about this movie this weekend, but apparently the film became the most viewed on netflix worldwide on its launch weekend, charting as the number one movie in the US. And 53 other countries without any promotion from the platform. So, what did I like about this movie? Like I said, I'm a big fan of Jackie Chan, so I like him. And this man is almost 70, and he's doing all these crazy stunts, fighting. He's like in the perfect shape, and he doesn't even look like he's about to be 70. So I like Jackie Chan.

I liked that the filmmakers had an idea for this film and they executed that idea. And I think the movie is like an hour and 40 minutes, which is not that bad. Usually all these action movies are like two, 3 hours. So I appreciated that it was an hour and 40 minutes. What didn't I like about this movie? Well, they were trying to do a lot. There were some scenes in this movie that I felt were not necessary for the plot. Like, there's this one scene between John Cena and Jackie Chan where they're just like singing and dancing for these kids that didn't move the movie forward in any way or didn't move the plot forward. So I don't know why that scene was in it.

I think it was just because they were trying to make John Cena and Jackie Chan a thing, but that thing wasn't happening. So there are some scenes that could have been removed from this whole movie and it wouldn't have any effect on the film or the plot. There were also some camera movements that were making me dizzy. Like, there's this one scene when there's this girl fighting this bad guy, and I know they were trying to showcase this fighting scene, but they just kept going in circles and he was going so fast. I was like, please slow down. I'm, like missing half the punches because this camera is going so fast. Anyways, overall, I thought this movie lacked excitement and jokes. The action was okay for what it was, but like I said, it was reminiscent of other movies that were better movies.

So, at the end, this movie was not for me. I rated this movie one and a half stars, but the movie is available on Netflix right now. So if you want to go watch it and form your own opinion and come back and tell me what you think, that's perfectly fine. And that is my review for Hidden Strike out right now on Netflix. Thank you so much for watching. I hope you enjoyed this review. Please subscribe to the channel comment down below and tell me if you watch Hidden Strike. Do you like it? Did you hate the movie or recommend a movie for me to watch on Netflix next? I hope you have a great day or night wherever you are in the world.

Until next time, bye.