The problem for me, is that Jack Burton isn't the hero in this movie, Wang is. Jack Burton is the blustery idiotic side kick, which is what made Russell's performance so brilliant.
If suddenly you make Burton the uber hero which is what I expect the Rock will do, then it becomes a run of the mill action movie and it doesn't work.
Up until he throws the knife that kills the Villain Burton does a lot of running and screaming and knocking himself now while seeing everything with an awesome sense of disbelief.
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