Barely enjoyable ride this time. Jackie was completely straight-man, and this is by far his least impressive movie to date. Chris Tucker gave an arguably enjoyable performance, but not worth $25 million dollars! Didn't like the villain...I wasn't very interested. Everyone involved in this movie clearly state that it was for the money. It shows. The movie-making is strong but it's a hollow experience.
laughed from beginning,,, when he was singing and dancing,,, supposed to be diverting traffic,, needless to say,, were crashes,,, was fantastic, would go and see again,,, stunts were brill !!!!!
I'm as big a fan of racial and national stereotypes as the next girl, but what started out as a kinda funny franchise took a turn towards the purely juvenile.
this movie is sooooo funny, and the action sequences are great. Chris Tucker is in fine form now, and it is a shame we cannot see him in as many movies as before.
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker really did it for me in this movie they really spiced it up in this rush hour although i did not like the fact that they chose france to play a movie.
not as good as the other 2. this one was just to much blah blah instead of action and comedy which it is wat these movies are aboutthere were only like 2 or 3 fighting scenes in the whole movie whick was strange for a jackie chan movie.
no wonder it's a bad movie, tucker's name comes first in the movie poster, it was more his movie than a combination of both talents
The unlikely cop duo, continue their unique brand of crime fighting and high kicking comedy. This time around lapd detective james carter and chinese cheif inspecter lee must travel to paris to battle a wing of the chinese organized crime family, the triads.
Like the previous installments, this movie is a brainless, well choreographed high maintenance entertainment. Unfortunately, the writing is disgustingly ludicrous and the proceedings are painfully predictable to watch. And why, exactly, does Chris Tucker get to kick more ass than Jackie Chan? I swear, this could've been written by a fanfic writer, the characterisations certainly are bad enough to testify...
Tucker is the outrageous, loud, and amusing Detective James Carter. And Chan, the straight-laced, 'good guy' Inspector Lee. The charisma is still there, just like it was since the first Rush Hour movie.
Yes it is very unnecessary. The plot could have been good if they focused on it. It is still kinda entertaining, not as much as the first two though. It's mostly stupid shit, but there are a few good parts. The Who's on First kinda scene made me laugh. And the finale on the Eiffel Tower was really good. Too bad the rest was very mediocre. Ratner really needs to take some movie lessons. He should learn from McG and make some serious films. Yes, McG is much better.
As usual, Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker deliver, yet another, a comical and entertaining installment to the Rush Hour series. I must say ... this series is one to be given its props for successfully ensuring that all 3 movies are just as good as the other. Although, I liked the first one best, this third movie was a riot. Chris gets funnier and Jackie get?s closer to being black, the more movies they make together. Set in Paris this time, I liked how the movie drew you into the French culture, and captured the imagery of the city of romance with full attention to detail. My favorite scene is when Chris Tucker goes backstage behind the set of a French musical and pretends to be the Costume inspector for all of the lovely showgirls, whom he coerces to strip naked, while using a highly funny French accent. My hat is off to the production crew and especially the wardrobe dept. who participated in the development of yet another treat from the dynamic duos of comedy. You can?t go wrong watching this movie.
I remember i watched this movie as my friend's birthday invitation.oki laughed sometimes in this movie.But, this is just such an awful movie.I'm starting to dislike Jackie Chan because of his movie choice.it's getting worse and worse.and tho worst climax is in FORBIDDEN KINGDOM.
Much like Jackie Chan himself, I've never been a particularly big fan of the 'Rush Hour' films and personally feel they have gained far more recognition than they deserve. Admittedly they did give Chan his shot at the Hollywood market and can occasionally pass themselves off as mindless entertainment, but its the overly familiar formula, woeful racial stereotyping, and tedious rantings of Chris Tucker that have always put a dampener on them for me. With that in mind, I begrudgingly decided to give this third outing a shot even though it clearly promised more of the same and relied heavily on the plus points of the previous two outings for it's appeal.
When a sniper attempts to kill Ambassador Han during Inspector Lee's (Chan) watch, Lee promises his daughter that he will track down the people responsible. Luckily, the assassins return in an attempt to finish the job and with the help of Detective James Carter (Tucker), Lee manages to prevent any further harm as well as capture and interrogate a suspect. Strangely enough, the man turns out to be French which leads our heroes to relocate their search to the streets of Paris. With Carter always keen to take in the night life and the trail leading our heroes to popular clubs, it isn't long before they are causing quite a stir with the local gangs as well as the police. However, there is a secret that Lee is withholding and as the case is coming to a close he is going to have make some difficult decisions.
Even if you're a fan of the 'Rush Hour' series, I very much doubt that this third film will be do enough to satisfy your desire for more humourous police escapades. From the very beginning, it's clear that the overly familiar buddy cop setup has finally had it's day and the cast and crew are just going through the motions, hoping to earn themselves a few more easy millions in the process. The script for this part is particularly paper thin, doing nothing more than relocating our heroes into fresh surroundings that are unfamiliar to the two of them with a poor excuse for a story that is littered with numerous unresolved plot points and vague tie-ins with the original movies. However. the film's real downfall is the chemistry between the two leads (one of the lynchpins of the series) that lacks any kind of spark and is hampered by weak comedy that just seems so predictable that it fails to raise even a wry smile at the best of times. The actors themselves are also beginning to lag with Chan looking noticeably bored for the most part whilst Tucker does his normal routine of playing up to the camera but even he seems to be doing nothing more than repeating himself.
One of the other most disappointing elements of this film is the action, which is so lacking that it usually slips by practically unnoticed. Although it's fair to say that the 'Rush Hour' films have never exactly whipped up a storm in this department, Chan has occasionally managed to pull out a few of the stops and create a couple of scenes that his hardcore fans can appreciate. Sadly though, the set pieces here are so bland that for the majority of the running time I barely batted an eyelid and one wonders how much input Chan himself had or whether the producers just decided to avoid pushing him too far considering his age. Saying that though, judging by his recent Hong Kong outings Chan does still have a few tricks up his sleeve which only serve as further evidence that this film was cobbled together with very little effort.
I think it's fair to say that the 'Rush Hour' franchise has finally run it's course and although this third film may do just about enough to warrant a rental for hardcore fans, I'm sure that even they would have to agree that the series should end here. The film is mediocre at best and it's about time Tucker tried something new (god knows how the man has risen to such popularity considering he's only done about six films, none of which were particularly impressive) and Chan only has a few more years left in him which would be far better spent elsewhere. Sufficed to say, this one gets the thumbs down from me.
I'm not a big fan of this franchise, but went ahead and watched it on HBO. It was okay, not great. For me, the best part was at the end when they clocked Roman Polanks (he made a cameo) just because it's so fitting for Roman, how he is a national treasure in France, but a wanted criminal in the USA> Too much overacting, which I think is the whole point of this franchise.
Funny trilogy from the famous Rush Hour series. I would say it was the worst of the three, but not bad. It had some really funny parts and cool action scenes. Still, not as good as the first two.
The most pointless sequel since Miss Congeniality 2. Chris Tucker is painful as usual and Jackie Chan uses stunt doubles. I picked the bad guy as the opening credits rolled.
This series is going nowhere fast. The film just has a plot and then a series of random events before the important stuff. The stuff is so random that i wanted to sleep very early in the film. Also, why does Tucker get to learn Kung Fu? He was way funnier with his sloppy American style. At least he made two extraordinary moves because of it.
A fun action movie. I havent seen the first two to compare but I really did enjoy this flick. I thought it was funny and Chan delievers the sort of fighting style people have come to expect from him. The story isnt much, but the entertainment is high.
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