This latest American effort is a deplorable, but also forgettable and forgivable, episode in his checkered Hollywood career. (See pictures of Jackie Chan, a life in action.)

现在成龙的这部最新大作看起来可不怎么样，电影平淡无奇，但也算精神可嘉，充其量不过是他坎坷好莱坞生涯的一段插曲罢了。

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At the Indy 500 race in May, Helio Castroneves of Brazil took the checkered flag for the third time in his career, just weeks after a jury had cleared him of U.S.

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Reinsch had a checkered career prior to assuming his current role as Terror's Lobbyist.

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It may be less clear why a super-star woman would want to join a company with a checkered past, but it could be a career-changing step for Mayer.

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