Daniel Kash, Debi Mazar, Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan looks spiffy in The Tuxedo, but the movie needs a tailor. No Jackie Chan movie could be a total misfire, however, and he's charmingly self-effacing here as a hapless chauffeur who i...( read more  read more... )nadvertently replaces his injured super-agent boss (Jason Issacs) and foils a madman (Ritchie Coster) who plans to infect the world's water supply (!) and reap a fortune selling pure bottled water. Jackie's a bumbling superhero after donning his boss's high-tech, Inspector Gadget-like tuxedo (it even has a "Mambo" setting), and curvaceous co-agent Jennifer Love Hewitt coaches him in crime fighting while closing in on the bad guys. It's all as routinely ridiculous as it sounds--Jackie's faux James Brown act is the only real highlight--and as critic Roger Ebert observed, the climax hinges on an insect queen that doesn't exist in nature! So, while Jackie and Jennifer provide a few moments of stellar stunts and random amusement, you can blame this mess on screenwriters who didn't do their homework. --Jeff Shannon

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DVD Release Date: February 25, 2003

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  • May 11, 2009
    If you think of this as a kid?s movie, then it?s a fun novel idea and very easy watching, it certainly raised a few chuckles, although Jiennifer Love Hewett was a little annoying in parts and isn?t the typical kind of comedy partner we have come to expect for Jackie Chan.

    Enjo...( read more)yable and fun.
  • February 15, 2009
    Kinda lame Jackie comedy that puts forth the hypothesis that James Bond survives by wearing programable evening wear. Yeah, sadly one note.
  • July 11, 2008
    i love when jackie mentions his soul patch. comedy gold. oh and jennifer love hewitt is in it, thats all i need
  • March 11, 2008
    Typical Jackie Chan movie, Jennifer provides some nice eye candy.
  • January 1, 2008
    Funny comedy about a taxi driver who becomes entangled in a mission to save the water supply from contamination and he does this with a magic tux! A different Jackie Chan movie.
  • November 16, 2009
    Jackie doesn't need a suite to kick someones as.
  • November 10, 2009
    It was kind of weird, I think Rush Hour is better for Jackie chan.
  • November 5, 2009
    Entretenida como todas las de Jackie Chan.
  • October 31, 2009
    I never really liked Jackie Chan and he's not a very good actor. This is by far one of his worst movies. This is such a stupid movie. The plot is very, very bad and characters lack intersting qualities. They're not very likeable. The actors aren't very witty, and considering this...( read more) is a comedy, they're all under-par as comedic performers. Jackie Chan hardly does any kung fu in this, and there's not a lot of action. The dialogue is very bad, the lines were absolutely pathetic. I'm being very generous in giving it 1 star, this is just trash!
  • October 31, 2009
    The Tuxedo is a fairly forgettable movie . jackie chan is known for bringing kung fu to the masses but there is not a lot of kung fu in this movie, which is a shame. The pacing is ok and the climactic scene is allright. There is not really anything wrong with this movie its just ...( read more)that it never goes places that it could have.

Critic Reviews


October 27, 2002
Nick Schager, Matinee Magazine

With a story that would be right at home in a lame-brained Rob Schneider comedy, the film seems to have been spit out by some sort of devious Hollywood assembly line. full review

September 27, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Chan's still a wonder, but The Tuxedo definitely doesn't fit. full review

September 27, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie is silly beyond comprehension, and even if it weren't silly, it would still be beyond comprehension. full review

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  • linaresulloa
    April 13, 2007
    This is one of the best films I've ever seen.

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