I love Jackie Chan movies. They have some of the best action scenes period. When left to his own devices, Chan can choreograph the hell out of a fight scene. Then Jackie Chan started making movies in the United States with much more strict guidelines on safety, and directors who don't know how to shoot action. 'Around the World in Eighty Days' is the pinnacle of Jackie Chan being in bad American movies. Yes, he's had some good ones, like the 'Rush Hour' series, but I think most people saw this movie coming up and knew they weren't going to get classic Chan.
It cost over a hundred million dollars to produce, yet only made twenty four million dollars. I hate when Hollywood does a movie like this. "People know what 'Around the World in Eighty Days' is, so this'll be a sure bet." It's like they think anything will be successful just because it existed before.