![]() ![]() However, while it's a stretch to call him "likable," at least he's not as irritating as he was in Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2. My assumption has been that as Chan aged, he would gravitate more toward comedy, but this isn't a good start.Ĭhris Tucker picks up a nice paycheck but none of the slack. At no time during Rush Hour 3 is he especially funny. Chan's gift for comedy appears as muted as his martial arts derring-do. The end-credit outtakes, which are typically a horror show of Chan's muffed stunts, are limited here to verbal bloopers, messed-up lines, and the occasional minor pratfall. Most of Chan's most daring work has been passed on to stunt-men and there are hints of CGI (although not to the point where it's distracting). Putting life and limb at risk in the line of duty are things for younger men. At age 53, he can no longer perform the kinds of stunts that made him an international star. On of the many areas in which the movie disappoints (although, all things considered, it isn't unexpected), it's in the lack of physicality displayed by Jackie Chan. Also consider a scene featuring a lot of raw sewage that may on some level be a comment about where the franchise is headed. ![]() There's also a parody of emotional moments in buddy movies featuring Elton John's "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word." Maybe that's supposed to be an apology to the audience by Brett Ratner. Especially lame is a riff on "Who's on First" that proves the stars of this movie have nothing on Abbot and Costello. Nothing in any of the Rush Hour products has been roll-on-the-floor funny, and this one is no different. ![]() This movie is probably no more amusing than its predecessors, although it's hard to be sure. ![]() The film doesn't have much of a pulse, and the "excitement" comes across as pallid when compared to last week's The Bourne Ultimatum (although at least the camera isn't afflicted with the shakes). To do this, Lee and Carter must pursue Triad assassin Kenji (Hiroyuki Sanada) to Paris, where they are aided by an anti-American cab driver named George (Yvan Attal), who discovers that he has a taste for car chases and gunplay.Īs was true of Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2, this movie combines hit-and-miss comedy with lackluster action. Lee, reunited with his former partner, Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker), vows to the consul's daughter, Soo Yung (Zhang Jingchu), that he will find the man who attacked her father. He has top-secret information about the Triad crime syndicate but, before he can divulge it, he is shot. The wafer-thin plot has Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) protecting a Chinese diplomat during his stay in Los Angeles. Aside from some amusing scenes with Chris Tucker and a nice déjà vu dance routine to "War" performed by Tucker and Jackie Chan, this movie offers nothing that wasn't done better in the other outings featuring these mismatched buddy cops. I wasn't a fan of either previous Rush Hour film, but neither felt as tired and obligatory as this one. Dull, uninspired, and redundant, this third pointless movie in an action/comedy franchise that defines mediocrity doesn't even try to disguise the fact that its existence is a money-grab. It's hard to think of a sadder commentary about Hollywood's sequel fetish than the existence of Rush Hour 3. ![]()
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