Steve Coogan dons the top hat and tails of 19th century inventor Phileas Fogg, in Around The World In 80 Days, but the real star of the show is Jackie Chan as his hapless valet Passepartout. With his inimitable blend of slapstick martial arts, he puts the kick in sidekick, and just about compensates for the many holes you could punch through the script :)
Coogan retains the pomp of Alan Partridge to play the visionary scientist who is mocked by his peers for espousing outlandish ideas about combustible engines, flying machines, and rollerblades! When his credibility is brought into question by the head of The Royal Academy Of Science (a shamelessly hammy Jim Broadbent), Fogg stakes his reputation, as well as his livelihood, on the hypothesis that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days.
What am I doing buying a Disney movie you may ask! Well as far as I'm concerned, I bought a Steve Coogan movie! I normally avoid family movies, anything Disney, and overall niceness, but this was great, it reminded me of the 1960s blockbuster movies like Those Magnificent Men In their Flying Machines! Overall a great movie! :)
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