Around the World in 80 Days
2004
**½
Director: Frank Coraci
Cast: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cécile de France, Jim Broadbent, Ian McNeice, Karen Joy Morris, Ewen Bremner, Kathy Bates
In Victorian London, avid inventor Phileas Fogg accepts a mad wager that he can circumnavigate the world in 80 days. He embarks on this journey, accompanied by his new valet Passepartout, who is not all that he claims to be. Disney's goofy family feature is only nominally based on Jules Verne's novel. The movie is long and poorly scripted, but it offers a nice mix of action, romance, and silliness, and a number of amusing cameos.
