Seen a film starring Jackie Chan? Get ready for the same old, well-made action flick.

Jackie Chan, the internationally famous martial artist, stars in “Shanghai Knights,” the sequel to “Shanghai Noon.” This time, cowboy Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) receives a letter from his sister that their father has been murdered, and she has followed the murderer to London. Chon immediately abandons his job as sheriff and heads to New York to recruit the help of his old friend, Roy O’Bannon (Owen Wilson). Wacky hijinks prevail as the pair make their way to England and attempt to unravel the mystery.

-Before we get too deep into the movie, it should be said that the whole thing is pretty typical of action films. You’ve got the hero, his goofy sidekick, the snobby villain, a beautiful woman and even an impressionable youngster to round out the cast. If you don’t go in expecting anything groundbreaking, “Shanghai Knights” makes for an enjoyable evening, and, as always, Jackie’s stunts amaze.

The big draw to going to a movie starring Jackie Chan is the fabulous fight scenes and the inevitable, painful bloopers of those scenes at the end of the movie.

Of particular note are the scenes where Jackie fights off a band of thieves with the help of an umbrella, and where he incapacitates some crooked cops in a revolving door. Watching a villain stare open-mouthed at a floating umbrella until Jackie kicks a box into his face is not something to be missed.

Wilson plays the part of sidekick rather well, and is the main comedic relief throughout the movie. From the first scene where he plays the part of a waiter/gigolo attempting to seduce the daughters of New York’s mayor, to his later efforts to win the heart of Chon Wang’s sister, Lin (Fann Wong), Wilson plays the part of the bashful but brash O’Bannon with charm and wit. When O’Bannon needs cheering up, he either turns to drink, or in one hilarious scene, a naked pillow fight with a dozen hookers. Too bad Lin always seems to walk in on him during his worst moments.

Set in 1888, “Shanghai Knights” does make some amusing quips about the future, like when O’Bannon tells Chon that he sunk all his money into the wave of the future: something called “zeppelins.” Who would want to ride in one of those new-fangled “automobiles” anyway?

Jokes aside, “Shanghai’s” villains try to be evil, but their reasons come off as rather silly, which unfortunately gives the movie a rather tired feeling of evil that’s not quite evil enough. The assassin of Chon Wang’s father is, at best, poorly thought out, going from comically pathetic to superhumanly clever in seconds.

All in all, “Shanghai Knights” is worth going to see, just don’t expect anything different from Jackie Chan’s other movies.