--- title: "Jackie Chan Plays A Revenge-Fueled Ex-Military Super Spook In ‘The Foreigner’" date: "2017-07-03" modified: "2017-07-03" authors: - name: "James Clark" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark.md" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/jackie-chan-pierce-brosnan-revenge-foreigner/" categories: - "Culture" - "Entertainment" tags: - "Bomber" --- # Jackie Chan Plays A Revenge-Fueled Ex-Military Super Spook In ‘The Foreigner’ ![]() Jackie Chan’s latest movie,*The Foreigner,* seems to have a simple message behind it: No more [Mr. Nice Guy](). Instead of dishing out a flurry of punishment to bad guys with his characteristic grin and quirky antics, the action flick puts Chan in a more dour role — and it’s about damn time we saw this side of the action star. Chan stars as Quan, a quiet businessman, and loving father whose world is torn apart when his daughter is killed in a politically motivated bombing in London. Directed by *Casino Royale’s* Martin Campbell, *The Foreigner* chronicles Quan’s relentless search for his daughter’s killers. Opposite Chan is Pierce Brosnan as Liam Hennessy, a British politician with a shady past and ties to the IRA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33iuQu3UtjI Similar to Liam Neeson’s Bryan Mills, in *Taken*, Chan’s character has a very particular set of skills, acquired over a long career: guerilla warfare; close-quarters marksmanship; and the ability to dish out an acrobatic ass-kicking that’d be unbelievable for any 63-year-old other than Chan. Related: ‘Call Of Duty’ Goes Back To Its Roots In Intense New Trailer » Consider this scene from the trailer: After his daughter’s death, Chan visits Brosnan at his office to beg the politician for information on the killers. When Brosnan turns him down, Chan leaves. Moments later, a bomb goes off downstairs, shaking the building, and a phone rings in the office. It’s Chan, with a single demand: “You will tell me the names of the bombers.” From there, it’s a flurry of asskicking, muffled gunfire from homemade silencers, kicks to the gut and face, punctuated by one-liners from a menacing Jackie Chan. In one exchange, Brosnan warns Chan, “You have no idea who you’re dealing with.” “Yes I do. Do you?” Chan replies. No, they really don’t. **WATCH NEXT:** ## Author James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a former Marine and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [LinkedIn]()