areatw
'Rush Hour' is an average, generic action/comedy movie that is saved by the duo of Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, who are frankly the only thing about this film that makes it somewhat interesting. The storyline is weak and lacking imagination, especially for an action film.Tucker and Chan's chemistry and their on-screen relationship is by far the best thing about this film. For a so-called comedy, the script isn't particularly funny and any amusing moments are mostly down to Tucker and Chan acting silly. That's as far as the positives extend, everything else about this film is very average.
tungbtse
Story of this film is so interesting that makes me can't stop watching it. As i see, the main story is saving the daughter of an ambassador from kidnappers. As an usual, in others film i have ever seen, it will have familiar motif such as thriller, dangerous, bloody scene and so on. This familiar motif makes me bored. But the longer this film lasts, the more interesting i feel. Not only that, it make me can't stop laughing during this film because of funny situation. A detective is unwilling to become a partner with a cop. Some situation is not to know whether to laugh or cry between two reluctant partners. Some thriller scene is added to the story make viewers feel nervous for characters. I still surprised in Thanh Long's talent although i have ever seen some his action film before. The film has happy ending. This little girl has saved safely, the kidnappers is arrested, others is injured or die. The detective and the cop also become close friend and make a perfect couple. Although the film ends, i can't get enough of it so i see it again and again. It's worth seeing
Predrag
Chris Tucker makes this film. Although Jackie Chan is amazing, Chris Tucker is the real star, a real 'brother' with heaps of attitude and some of the funniest lines in film history. this video was the soundtrack to the summer of 2000. Tucker and Chan really seem to have enjoyed themselves, and they sort of live up to the American stereotype of a cop duo. Jackie's moves are beautifully choreographed and make it look simple, but every move is timed to perfection, making this look like a ballet rather than a dangerous fight with millions of Dollars worth of vase. Chris is also very good as loud mouthed Carter, who really does want to help Lee, but wants to be noticed by the FBI, and others around him. Great fight scenes make this a great film. The fights are superb, and also comical. The two cops (Chan and Tucker) are complete opposites of each other. Tucker has a quick mouth, Chan has quick hands.Probably the main reason for this films huge success is the brilliant teaming of Jackie Chan and the hilarious Chris Tucker. The fastest hands in the east, meet the biggest mouth in the west. Thus giving the audience exactly the right amounts of both action (mainly from Chan) and comedy (mainly from Tucker), and therefore providing for every type of audience. However, once Chan gets a chance to show us what he can do I'm more than happy.Overall rating: 9 out of 10.
Robert J. Maxwell
If you want to see a lot of action -- dishes smashed, bullets through walls, falling bodies, bodies crashing through windows without a scratch, hot pursuits in automobiles, buildings exploding -- this is your movie.Jackie Chan is a detective brought from Hong Kong to help recover the snatched daughter of the Chinese Consule in Los Angeles. The FBI are handling the case and they figure Chan will be a nuisance so they assign a devalued cop from the L.A.P.D., Chris Tucker, to nursemaid the visitor and keep him out of the way. It all goes wrong.The plot doesn't need much description because it's of no importance. It only provides an excuse to hang the violent scenes on. But this isn't one of those cop movies that have realistic gore all over the place. For all the action, nobody shows much blood, and after they're finished swinging from fire escapes they're not breathing very hard, let alone panting, let alone dead as you and I would be.It's not a serious picture. It's an attempt at comedy. Chris Tucker is a clone of Eddy Murphy at his loudest and most grotesque. Jackie Chan has trouble with English but he makes up for it by combining the acrobatic ability of Burt Lancaster with the choreographic skills of Gene Kelly. You ought to see the guy roll and twist over furniture or rooftops or vehicles. It's superhuman, literally. He must have used wires.The gags are okay without being as spectacular as the stunts. What it is, is another mismatched cop movie, out of "48 Hours" by "Lethal Weapon" and "Black Rain." A gang bang.
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