Abacus: Small Enough to Jail vs. Rush Hour

Skottula

on 5/23/2018

Two films centering on crimes committed within and by members of the American-Chinese community. Sadly, a chronicle of perhaps injust prosecution of a small federal savings bank selling bogus mortgage securities is neither as exciting nor as sexy as a Jackie Chan punch-em-up with snappy banter with Chris Tucker. That said, if the Abacus story (told in a fairly well-made documentary by Hoop Dreams director Steve James) is ever remade as a Jackie Chan action flick, not only will I be first in line to see it, but it has a solid shot at my Top 200.