Don't Rush to see this flick
After a six-year interlude Rush Hour 3 returns to our screens, it however conveys exactly what is nonetheless expected. In other words, a completely predictable, unintelligent and spectacularly unspecial movie.
But really, who cares? A piece of advice, do not think about the plot, dialogue, characters (or the fact that it is a needless tri-quel) and you might actually live to tell the tale!
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are back as Chief Inspector Lee and Detective Carter. Carter (Tucker) it seems has been demoted by the LAPD to a traffic cop, whilst Lee (Chan) is personal bodyguard to Chinese Ambassador Han (Tzi ma). However, when Lee's charge is shot in an assassination attempt in Los Angeles (just as he is ready to reveal a secret triad conspiracy before the World Criminal Court he and Carter vow to Han's daughter Soo Yung (Zhang Jingchu) to track down the criminal. Only to realize, to Lee's dismay, that the perpetrator is Kenji (Hiroyuki Sanada) his long lost “brother” from their childhood orphanage.
Of course, the franchise stays true to its formula. All problems are solved and all answers instantly provided within its 90 minutes of playing time. The film however had some genuinely amusing scenes. I especially liked Roman Polanski (who plays a nasty Paris police cop) and Julie Depardieu who stars as the wife of a stuck up, and fairly confused, taxi driver (Yves Attal).
Overall, if you sit and analyze I'm sure you'll find plenty of flaws, nonetheless stick to my earlier advice. And let's hope, or rather pray, that this is indeed the final installment of Rush Hour.
But really, who cares? A piece of advice, do not think about the plot, dialogue, characters (or the fact that it is a needless tri-quel) and you might actually live to tell the tale!
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are back as Chief Inspector Lee and Detective Carter. Carter (Tucker) it seems has been demoted by the LAPD to a traffic cop, whilst Lee (Chan) is personal bodyguard to Chinese Ambassador Han (Tzi ma). However, when Lee's charge is shot in an assassination attempt in Los Angeles (just as he is ready to reveal a secret triad conspiracy before the World Criminal Court he and Carter vow to Han's daughter Soo Yung (Zhang Jingchu) to track down the criminal. Only to realize, to Lee's dismay, that the perpetrator is Kenji (Hiroyuki Sanada) his long lost “brother” from their childhood orphanage.
Of course, the franchise stays true to its formula. All problems are solved and all answers instantly provided within its 90 minutes of playing time. The film however had some genuinely amusing scenes. I especially liked Roman Polanski (who plays a nasty Paris police cop) and Julie Depardieu who stars as the wife of a stuck up, and fairly confused, taxi driver (Yves Attal).
Overall, if you sit and analyze I'm sure you'll find plenty of flaws, nonetheless stick to my earlier advice. And let's hope, or rather pray, that this is indeed the final installment of Rush Hour.
