Jennifer Chu was well respected as the top female action star in her native Hong Kong for almost a decade before she finally succumbed to the lure of a Hollyworld contract. And that's when she began to change.

Maybe it was her marriage to the pampered action megastar Melvin Weiss. Maybe it was the effect the town itself has on people. Or maybe she just had a better PR Flak back in Hong Kong.

When the cameras roll, though, she still has all the old moves. Or maybe that's her animatronic stunt double. The resemblance is so remarkable, it's an easy mistake to make.

© 2007 by David Cowles