Rice-A-Roni," and the "n" word is uttered for humor by an African-American police officer, then copied by his Asian counterpart. United Airlines is featured in several scenes. Parents need to know that there is a lot of action and fighting in this film.
A child is kidnapped and held captive. There are gunfights; buildings are blown up; two men are shot point-blank while trying to protect the little girl; there are car chases and crashes; and participants are threatened with multiple weapons, including rifles, guns, and axes.
Swearing and harsh language "s--t," "ass," other vulgar expressions, and some racial slurs are heard throughout the film, and, like the action, it's meant to be mostly comedic and to define the characters.
Marijuana use is featured in a bar scene, referred to upon occasion, again with humor as a goal. Add your rating See all 11 parent reviews.
Add your rating See all 33 kid reviews. The FBI doesn't want Lee getting involved in the case, so they team him up with James Carter Chris Tucker , a "cop who doesn't work well with others but is so good they have to put up with him.
Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan is always a delight to watch. His charm, wit, and impeccable timing make his kung fu moves closer to Charlie Chaplin or Jacques Tati than to Stephen Segal. He has had a hard time finding an American script to showcase his talent, but comes a little bit closer with this action comedy. Comedian Tucker brings energy and some freshness to the tired role of the difficult new partner. Chan and Tucker seem to genuinely enjoy one another, and both share gifts for physical comedy that provide some very funny moments amidst the usual round of explosions and bad guys.
And the little girl Julia Hsu is adorable, with a Mariah Carey imitation that is utterly delicious. Families can talk about the violence in the movie. Do you think seeing so much action has an effect on how you act later? How does the comedy change the way you experience the violence? Talk about how race is portrayed in the movie. Do you think this movie challenges or reinforces stereotypes?
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Their solution? This premise all bears recapping because it is a brilliant b ridiculous and c really quite original. They play out balletically and yet still have plenty of comedy. Following it, Leung would go on to move outside of the action genre and appear in dramas like Vanilla Sky and The Squid and the Whale. The joke is always on America. On its complacency or its undignified manners or its inability to think about any country other than itself.
Writers Ross LaManna and Jim Kouf managed to put together a story that incorporated elements of action and comedy in a very entertaining manner. And it was a story that was as entertaining as it was enjoyable as director Brett Ratner brought the story to the screen.
Initially, back when the movie was first released, I was a bit skeptical about pitching Jackie Chan opposite of Chris Tucker, but the duo actually worked out well together, as they are quite the opposite of one another and the chemistry between the two just was marvelous on the screen.
Whereas Chris Tucker brings the more classic comedy to the movie, in the likes of Eddie Murphy in "Beverly Hills Cop", Jackie Chan brought his usual impressive action feats and stunts while managing to put in his usual charm and comedy elements as well.
Not only is the storyline and plot entertaining and fun, but the dialogue was also good, especially the banter between Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.
This is a fast-paced and entertaining action comedy for sure, and it is one that manages to endure the passing of time. I have watched the movie numerous times since it was initially released back in , and it actually still holds up here late in If you are not familiar with the "Rush Hour" movies, then I can more than warmly and highly recommend that you sit down and strap yourself in as you embark on a fast paced action ride in the company of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. My rating of "Rush Hour" is a seven out of ten stars.
This movie provides good and solid entertainment. A Chinese Diplomat's ten year old daughter is kidnapped.
Not only do the mismatched crime fighters get involved, but they actually rescue the girl and expose an art theft ring. Chan and Tucker are funny and entertaining together. The funny quips and banter is blended with the action scenes to make for a fast moving film. Chan's stunts are amazing. Fun to watch. I like the war what bus it good for bit where he couldn't say y'all.
Foreign tedg 31 March Spoilers herein. I'm a Jackie Chan fan. I really enjoy how he has expanded the film vocabulary with choreographed fight humor. But all his best work seems to have been done before he tried Hollywood.
This is first try at working out a formula. It squarely confronts the culture clash thing by introducing the international symbol of super-America, the flippant Blank. But it has almost nothing of what he's good at, save a short bit with a steering wheel. All of the various devices are trotted out on schedule: the little girl, the British aristocrat behind the cruel mercenary, the jive singing About the only tolerable thing here is a pretty strong showing by Elizabeth Pena.
The sequel was better, but I'd recommend looking at projects older than this. Ted's evaluation: 2 of 3 -- has some interesting elements. Martial arts top-kick Jackie Chan and jive-talking jokester Chris Tucker deserve better than they get in sophomore director Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour," a moderately entertaining but uninspired chop-socky, action comedy about the abduction of a foreign diplomat's daughter. Not only is this jaded cop thriller thoroughly predictable, but silver screen producers Arthur "Last Man Standing" Sarkissian and Roger "G.
Jane" Birnbaum also have scrimped on the budget. This forgettable yarn about the recovery of the Chinese consul's year old daughter from the hands of greedy, vengeful, million-dollar abductors lacks both punch and momentum. Jackie Chan spends more time acting rather than fighting. The producers have consciously softened his image and relied less on the Charles Chaplin-esquire antics that made Chan's Asian actioneers so captivating and profitable at the box office.
The shoddy storyline is a standard-issue, fish-out-of-water, by-the-numbers, fill-in-the-blanks melodrama with no surprises and few revelations. The hopelessly complicated plot interferes with the action. The star chemistry that these two guys generate enlivens this harmless, minute crime thriller.
For example, Carter's story about how the LAPD is so hated that his own mother tells her friends that her son is a narcotics pusher instead of a detective is hilarious. Han and Lee are old pals. Together, they broke the Junteo, a mafia-life Asian crime syndicate which and heisted millions of bucks worth of firearms, narcotics, and elegant Chinese museum artifacts.
Meanwhile, the Feds take charge of the kidnapping. During an abortive getaway attempt, Clive dives out of his auto an instant before Carter shoots a hole in the trunk, blows up the C-4, and turns Clive's vehicle into a blazing meteor.
Not only does Carter attract trouble, but he also prefers to work solo. He shuns his current partner, Tania Johnson Elizabeth Pena of "Transamerica" , and he cracks sexist jokes at her expense. At first, Carter thinks that he has been rewarded for his model conduct. Later, he realizes that his captain loaned him out to the FBI as punishment.
Now, everybody is laughing at Carter's expense. When he learns that the FBI is using him to keep Inspector Lee out of their hair as well as harm's way, he sets out to solve the case himself. Meantime, Inspector Lee adores little Soo Yung. She was one of his students before she left with her father for America. Lee makes finding her a personal quest, and he refuses to let Carter thwart him. You get to see the softer side of Jackie Chan in "Rush Hour.
Furthermore, Jackie doesn't kill anybody in "Rush Hour. Jackie's best scene occurs at the end when he splits his time between fighting the villains and trying to save priceless Chinese artifacts from destruction. The measure of any great actioneer is the villainy over which the heroes must triumph. Although the villains have outlandish monetary demands, they never perform mean-spirited acts of violence.
Rarely do they serious jeopardize the lives of our police protagonists. Instead, Carter and Lee spend more time clashing with each other than the villains.
The worst the villains do is strap the little girl into a vest stitched with C Essentially, these adversaries pose a little threat. As one of Hong Kong's most powerful crime lords in the Juntao, chief villain Tom Wilkerson of "The Patriot" only shows his audacity at the end when he guns down several FBI agents in cold blood. The antagonists barely make the grade with their adversarial behavior. They are a dull and dreary lot, noting like Jet Li in "Lethal Weapon 4.
Indeed, Ratner keeps this East meets West potboiler on track, but he displays little visual storytelling flair. This would change with the top-notch "Rush Hour 2" and then reappear with "Rush Hour 3.
If you enjoy Jack Chan flicks, "Rush Hour" is tolerable, but it's a shame that the filmmakers didn't match the caliber of Chan's more lavishly produced pictures. Calicodreamin 20 July One of my all time favorite movies. The dynamic duo of Chan and Tucker is timeless, you can watch over and over and still laugh. The LA laid back vibe of James Carter paired with the by the book badass ninja of Lee makes for an awesome experience.
The most quotable movie of all time, "it's not you all, it's y'all". I didn't find any of it boring. It's a good concept, to combine the humor of Chris Tucker with the martial arts of Jackie Chan.
Carter is a loud mouth, a braggart, and generally annoying to everyone he encounters. If anything has gone wrong then usually he is the culprit. Lee is the straight man. He's by the book and he's highly effective. The two of them are trying to find Juntao, a crimelord from China who has brought his criminal ways to America. If they can find him, then they might just be able to find the consul's daughter. This was a breakout movie for both actors.
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