Rush Hour 3 (2007)

19% of critics liked it
(157 reviews)
68% of users liked it
(554,205 ratings)

In this third installment of the popular action comedy franchise, LAPD Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) and Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) book a flight for Europe and prepare to clean up the streets of Paris after discovering that Chinese triads have extended their criminal influence to the… More In this third installment of the popular action comedy franchise, LAPD Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) and Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) book a flight for Europe and prepare to clean up the streets of Paris after discovering that Chinese triads have extended their criminal influence to the City of Lights. Chinese Ambassador Han (Tzi Ma) is in Los Angeles and about to reveal the details of a clandestine triad conspiracy to the World Criminal Court when an assassin takes aim and pulls the trigger. Though Carter has been demoted to directing traffic at the time of the shooting, Lee is acting as a bodyguard to Han when the bullets begin to fly. Lee quickly gives chase, but hesitates when he realizes that the gunman is Kenji (Hiroyuki Sanada), his old friend from the orphanage. When triads steal an envelope containing vital information regarding the conspiracy from Soo Yung's (Zhang Jingchu) Chinatown kung fu studio, Carter and Chief Inspector Lee race to reach Genevieve (Noémie Lenoir), an underground entertainer who could prove the key to bagging the bad guys. During the course of their investigation, however, triads clash with the French police, threatening to turn the romance capitol of Europe into an explosive hotbed of crime and violence. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Brett Ratner
Written By: Jeff Nathanson
Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy

In Theaters: Aug 10, 2007 Wide
On DVD: Dec 18, 2007
Studio: New Line Cinema

Critic Reviews

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
The third installment is so cartoonishly stupid it makes the original look like a classic.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
This movie makes a fine replacement for the previous two installments.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
There's no doubt that Rush Hour 3 is anything but a mess. And yet there were moments when I found myself laughing giddily at the inanity of it all, and other moments when the picture was so beautiful to look at that I almost forgot its faults.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
The final, and anti-climactic, 'threequel' of the summer has nothing new to say. A staleness pervades the film, despite all efforts to inject freshness and excitement into a tired story.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rush Hour 3 is a blockbuster sequel filmed with the enthusiasm of jury duty and as barren of novelty as a burned-out souvenir stand.
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Although the formula seems a tad tired, it's still more entertaining than most sequels to a sequel.
Joshua Starnes, ComingSoon.net
I hate to use the phrase, "they're only in it for the money," but if any sequel ever exemplified that ethos, it's this one. Ultimately, Rush Hour 3 is a one trick pony whose day has long since passed.
Tony Macklin, Fayetteville Free Weekly
Although much of Rush Hour 3 is in Paris, it's no French pastry. It's more week-old Happy Meal.
Heather Huntington, ReelzChannel.com
I have never thought I would ever profess to be a Jackie Chan fan. Yet, at the ripe old age of 31 having just seen Rush Hour 3, it appears that I am.
Cynthia Fuchs, Common Sense Media
Just like the first two, but in Paris.
Jeff Bayer, The Scorecard Review
The film is formulaic and the plot is barely connected together. But it moves along quickly and there's the occasional smile.
Brandon Fibbs, Colorado Springs Gazette
Rush Hour 3 is a stagnate yet still commercially viable franchise. It arrives on your theater screen infested with the mold of a dated, stale rehash.
Christian Toto, Washington Times
This Rush job should put the franchise down for good.
Kam Williams, Mount Desert Islander
Souffle-light fare best savored moment to moment, for this joke, for that car chase, for that death-defying leap, and so forth.
Prairie Miller, NewsBlaze
Sequel madness rules, with rush hour intersection dirty dancing, a bad brother from another mother rendezvous down in the Paris sewers, and real life rape fugitive Polanski relishing his own cop role doing deep body cavity searches on US authorities.
Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Tucker is the film's 50,000-watt mood killer, determined to fray the nerves of anyone in the theater
Karina Montgomery, Cinerina
Yvan Attal steals what is otherwise an exhausted, workaday film.
Adam Fendelman, HollywoodChicago.com
When the outakes are the best part of a film, you know something's seriously backward. Here's Rush Hour 3 succinctly described in one word: Meh.

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Phil H

Run of the mill, identikit police action comedy, worst than the first two because its just the same and no different, although the first was alright. Tucker is reasonably funny but Chan should retire, the ending is impressive at the Eiffel Tower but becomes way too stupid very… More
Run of the mill, identikit police action comedy, worst than the first two because its just the same and no different, although the first was alright. Tucker is reasonably funny but Chan should retire, the ending is impressive at the Eiffel Tower but becomes way too stupid very quickly, they jump off the top for christs sake, its just so dumb and predictable.
danny d

was it inevitable that this franchise would falter so bad? probably. i loved the first two, but while this one had some good action and very funny moments, it also had some terrible action, stale jokes, and the chemistry between the characters faltered a lot mostly due to tucker i… More
was it inevitable that this franchise would falter so bad? probably. i loved the first two, but while this one had some good action and very funny moments, it also had some terrible action, stale jokes, and the chemistry between the characters faltered a lot mostly due to tucker i think. the terrible end killed this film for me, but to be honest, i'd still watch a 4th one in an instant.
Candy R

Third installation of the unlikely comedy duo. Lee and Carter find themselves in Paris hunting down the triads.
Eric A

Shouldn't have been made. Had bits and pieces of laughter, but struggled really hard to be like the first two films.
Dean !

More of the same as the first 2 films but this time ending up in Paris for the finale. Although the franchise is starting to get a little old now, the first had a good story the 2nd is my fave for the action and comedy and this is more like the second film. Just getting a bit… More
More of the same as the first 2 films but this time ending up in Paris for the finale. Although the franchise is starting to get a little old now, the first had a good story the 2nd is my fave for the action and comedy and this is more like the second film. Just getting a bit predictable now, but still good fun!
Sanjay R

A bit late and nonsensical. Do not go into this movie expecting a great story with great acting. Instead it is a fun comedy with very funny moments.
Martin S

Not really better or worst than the other 2 (even though the other 2 are better....you figure it out). They pretty much are doing the same thing. But it's kinda fun. The scene when the get in the taxi for the first time is pretty fun. And it was fun to see Polanski in it.
Jeff "

This is the worst one of the series. Tucker and Chan are more annoying than ever. The action sucks, the directing sucks and story is lame. These two actors should quit and so should Ratner who only made one good film in his entire career. Rush Hour 3 is hopefully the final entry in… More
This is the worst one of the series. Tucker and Chan are more annoying than ever. The action sucks, the directing sucks and story is lame. These two actors should quit and so should Ratner who only made one good film in his entire career. Rush Hour 3 is hopefully the final entry in this terrible series of films. The humour is as usual stupid, and the plot sucks and everything else does to. I was more irritated than anything else watching this film, I kept watching hoping it would get better, but no avail it didn't.
Richard C

not as good as the first two. C+
Jani H

"If you're half Chinese, I'm half black. I'm your brother and I'm fly. You down with that, Snoopy? That's dope, innit? - Sorry, Lee. You can't be black. There's a height requirement." The third (and final?) installment in the 'Rush… More
"If you're half Chinese, I'm half black. I'm your brother and I'm fly. You down with that, Snoopy? That's dope, innit? - Sorry, Lee. You can't be black. There's a height requirement." The third (and final?) installment in the 'Rush Hour' series is the worst of them all. The change of scenery just doesn't help if the makers are lacking new ideas. It took 6 years to get Tucker to participate in the film. Tucker's just been sittin' around his mansion, enjoying all the money he's got from the series. Another 20 million and Tucker's in it again. The major reason to why 'Rush Hour 3' fails completely is the before mentioned lack of new ideas but also the fact that Tucker seems kinda uninterested to the role. His jokes are "funny" but they're all the same as in the first two films. 'Rush Hour 3' brings nothing new to the series. In my opinion, it would've been best that this film would never been made. The first two ones seemed, even though they are basically the same, kinda fresh to the buddy cop genre, but 'Rush Hour 3' is a 90 minute waste of time. I've heard rumors of a fourth installment to the series. According to the interweb, Tucker's still agreed to make a film, based on the contract he made with the film company. Will it be another 'Rush Hour' or something else? Hoping on something else...
Dead A

Waiting for the fourth one.
Anthony L

If Rush Hour was a horse it would have been shot and made into dog food years ago. Unfortunately the public seem quite happy to chow down on pedigree chum, just as long as there is enough to get fat on and it doesn't mean we have to use our brains. Using our brains sucks!
Manu G

Very funny like the other's but this time with a european style. Great movie! The unlikely cop duo, continue their unique brand of crime-fighting and high-kicking comedy. This time around, LAPD Detective James Carter and Chinese Chief Inspector Lee must travel to Paris to… More
Very funny like the other's but this time with a european style. Great movie! The unlikely cop duo, continue their unique brand of crime-fighting and high-kicking comedy. This time around, LAPD Detective James Carter and Chinese Chief Inspector Lee must travel to Paris to battl...( read more )e a wing of the Chinese organized crime family, the Triads.
Lenny M

2.5 at best but I love the Rush Hour series. It's not all fun and games but it's all fun and games here, don't make sense but neither does Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.
KJ P

I thought it was funny, but I haven't seen the previous two yet, and I'm sure they're much more original, even thought this movie was really funny!
EightThirty .

Watch this funny azz movie... took me a while to finally watch it but I'm glad az that I did.. Real Blackenese comedy ^_^
Coxxie M

aw hale naw, dat a sword! aw hale nale, Lee he gotta Uzi!..... aw hale they be writing a Rush hour foe?
Josh L

Worst of the series that reeks of rehashed material. Still kind of funny though.
Lorenzo v

The movie has a number of plot holes and pretty unbelievable scenes. The shooting scene in the beginning and the way the bad guy tried to escape sliding down the building is unreal. I mean it's too risky and attracts too much attention. Plus he was running away while in real life… More
The movie has a number of plot holes and pretty unbelievable scenes. The shooting scene in the beginning and the way the bad guy tried to escape sliding down the building is unreal. I mean it's too risky and attracts too much attention. Plus he was running away while in real life he should have behaved in a way to be unnoticed. And the fighting scene on the Eiffel tower. Is it the best place to execute the daughter of an ambassador? The center and most visited location in Paris? But despite these drawbacks I can say the movie is great. It has this ineradicable charm that will live for years. Rush Hour 3 is a rare movie that can be watched time again and still be enjoyable. Chan and Tucker are perfect and no other of their recent movies is as watchable as Rush Hour series. Special attention should be given to Max von Sydow. I saw him in Exorcist. The movie of early 70's. Thirty five years later he still looks the same. This man never ages. Ever. I guess he made a deal with the devil who visited him during filming of Exorcist.
Sanjaya &

As I thought the movie was not too different from the last sequel... A comedy about police and detective... But now they two get off to France... The story was kinda predictable... About who is the man behind all of that case... The comedy was pretty funny, but not all... I enjoyed… More
As I thought the movie was not too different from the last sequel... A comedy about police and detective... But now they two get off to France... The story was kinda predictable... About who is the man behind all of that case... The comedy was pretty funny, but not all... I enjoyed the first half of this movie... They were really funny.... Especially the scene in the dojo scene... It's really funny at all... But when the movie get more nearly to the end, it just get boring... The action was less and the comedy was none... It just don't know where the movie will go and what genre is that... But after all, a pretty funny movie... Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker acting are so natural... Love it...