This film is set during China's 'Warring State's' period and begins in the aftermath of a particularly bloody battle between the Liang and Wei armies. There are only two survivors; a lowly Liang soldier who survived by playing dead and a princely general on the Wei side. The former takes the latter captive with the intention of taking him home for the reward. The journey back to Liang won't be an easy one; the general's younger brother is searching for him and there are plenty of other unfriendly characters they will have to pass… not to mention a bear! At first the two don't get on but as they travel and fight various foes a friendship develops.Given that this film not only stars Jackie Chan but was also written by him it isn't surprising that there is lots of slightly slapstick action and plenty of laughs. He does a fine job as the lowly soldier and is ably supported by Leehom Wang as the general; they work well together; especially during the impressively choreographed fights. There are plenty of these fights and they are nicely varied in style. It isn't all fighting though; there is a decent amount of conversation between the two protagonists that allows the characters to develop nicely as well as being amusing. The story moves at a good pace and even though it is only an hour and a half long it doesn't feel rushed. Without going into too much detail the finale comes as quite a surprise and is far sadder than one would expect from this sort of film… it is effective though. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of Chinese cinema in general or of Jackie Chan in particular.

Another goal by Jackie Chan. Not only does this movie deliver the usual martial arts extravaganza that is trademark of his movies, but it also delivers a really interesting story that is not just slack-stick humor. And that is a really great trait to the movie, and a great step towards the right approach for a movie of this type.The story is about a peasant soldier in the Liang army (played by Jackie Chan) who saves himself from slaughter in a massive battle by feigning his death. As luck would have it, he manages to find a surviving general of the Wei army (played by Leehom Wang), the soldier seems to have it made, as he can hand in his captive for land and profit. But the road back to Liang is long and treacherous - the king's men are out searching for the missing general and the land is not at all a friendly place in itself.A great story that Jackie Chan came up with here and it has been masterfully put to the screen. The story offers great action and just the right amount of comedy without it becoming too much in the usual genre that Jackie Chan operates.What really makes "Little Big Soldier" work out is the chemistry and dialogue between the soldier and the general on their hard and long trek back towards Liang. And the spectacular landscape and scenery really adds a lot of flavor to the movie, and it is like you are right there back in time in ancient China.This is one of the better Jackie Chan movies in the recent years, and it is great to see him take on other roles this late in his career. "Little Big Soldier" is well worthy of a place in the DVD collection of any fans of Jackie Chan or of Asian ancient war history movies in general.

little big soldier is a solid action comedy for sure, but after reading loads of reviews saying how this was jackie chans best movie in years, i went in expecting a masterpiece, and i didn't get it, the movie looks expensive and is very nice to look at, and some of the action scenes are really top notch, but anybody expecting a fight fest like the usaul chan fare will be very dissopionted. as chan is very much the underdog here, and really isn't a good fighter. the comedy here is funny, and it has an ending that will be shocking, and surprising. the movie has a lot to recommend, and it is very well made, but its far from perfect, and at times it drags, and there are long bursts without action. never the less this is still a decent jackie chan movie, and is definitely worth a watch

What the hell is wrong with filmmakers these days? WHY must the hero always die? I hate those kind of movies, it automatically makes the movie awful in my eyes. Jackie, i love you man, but seriously, if this picks up, all my respect for you disappears like the garbage into the garbage-chute. The story was amazing, the stunts and fighting scenes as well. And yet, it HAD to be ruined by the main character dieing? "It gives depth"? Bullshit it does, it gives a small hint of cheesy story writing that almost stink like they did not know where to go with the story. What next? Will Lu Bu die and then awake 3 days later and go to heaven?