As you may recall, his last film, "Police Story 3" was released in this country last year, but was actually filmed in Hong Kong in 1992 under that name and released in the U.S. under the title "Supercop." As you may further recall, that film was much better than Jackie's first major American release "Rumble in the Bronx." His latest film is even better.

For those of you who are not familiar with Jackie Chan, he has made over 40 films, mostly in Hong Kong, and he is perhaps the most popular actor in the rest of the world. Chan has remarkable agility and speed, making him an ideal martial arts star, but he is also a master of physical comedy.

His best films combine fighting with slapstick comedy spiced with great stunt work. Chan does his own stunts and they are marvelously entertaining. In one scene of "First Strike" Chan fights off a small army using an ordinary aluminum ladder. It is very inventive stunt work.

Equally entertaining are the outtake at the end of the film. The outtake show how dangerous these stunts are and how difficult they are to get right. There's really not much of a plot in this film. Like some other Chan films, the story is just an excuse to showcase Chan's comic and physical talents, but it works. It rates a B.

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