In the US, his humor-laced action movies tend to be released exclusively on video, to a loyal and dedicated cult following. Unfortunately, if you don't know Jackie Chan already, then its unlikely that this movie will convert you to a fan. For Chan fans, this is a shame as there were hopes that this would be the breakthrough motion picture that would earn him an American audience. Rumble in the Bronx like most Chan movies is full of awe inspiring action and fight scenes, heavy on humor, violent but lots of fun, yet fuzzy on the details that American action movie audiences seem to desire so much. What we face here is a curious cultural dichotomy.
Lets face it.
Most action movies, be they imported or domestic, are fantasies. The plots are simple, the character's are generally stereotypes, yet in the details that American audiences look for, they are often meticulous. They watch attentively for these details while overlooking things like plot and characterization, which are not integral to their escapist fantasies. This tendency can at times become ludicrous. For example on the back of the laser disc version of Steven Seagall's Marked for Death.