A friend of mine (I think it is me) calls these Wunza Movies. Tucker is again Carter, the motormouth LAPD cop who's always in trouble, and Chan is again Lee, the ace Hong Kong cop called in to partner with him. It has been six years since " Rush Hour 2," and unless you believe that director Brett Ratner and his stars, Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, spent all that time turning down offers for a sequel, it seems fairly likely that this is a case of returning once more with a bucket before the well runs dry. Once you realize it's only going to be so good, you settle back and enjoy that modest degree of goodness, which is at least not badness, and besides, if you're watching "Rush Hour 3," you obviously didn't have anything better to do, anyway. Given its materials, it couldn't have been much better, but it's every bit as good as it is, if you see what I mean. ‘Rush Hour 3’ barely even passes as a competent movie and I think that it’s about time that Tucker (who never really had much talent in the first place) and Chan moved onto other things.I like this movie about as much as it's possible to like a movie with a two-star rating. On the strength of this effort, I think that even hardcore fans would have to agree that the ‘Rush Hour’ franchise has run its course. Sadly though, the set pieces here are just so bland and forgettable that they barely even warrant talking about. Although it’s fair to say that the previous outings have never exactly whipped up a storm, Chan has occasionally managed to pull out a few of the stops to create some creative sequences. The action in ‘Rush Hour 3’ is so uninspiring that it practically slips by unnoticed. Chan just does the bear minimum to get him through, while Tucker just recycles the same material that he’s been doing since part one. There’s also a noticeable lack of chemistry between the two leads and even the actors themselves look to be struggling. The little plot we are spoon fed is really just an excuse to relocate the action to new surroundings, and most of the comedy routines feel like flat repetitions. It’s instantly obvious that everyone involved is just going through the motions and there’s nothing even remotely new or exciting here. 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.Įven if you’re a fan of the ‘Rush Hour’ series, I very much doubt that this third offering will do much to satisfy. With Carter always keen to take in the night life, it’s convenient that the trail leads them to a nightclub and it isn’t long before they are causing trouble with local gangs as well as the police. Strangely enough, the man turns out to be French which leads our heroes to relocate their search to the streets of Paris. Luckily, the assassins return in an attempt to finish the job and with the help of Detective James Carter (Tucker), Lee manages to capture and interrogate a suspect. When a sniper attempts to kill Ambassador Han, Lee (Chan) promises his daughter that he will track down the people responsible. With that in mind, I begrudgingly decided to give this third outing a shot even though it clearly promised more of the same. While they can occasionally pass themselves off as harmless entertainment, it’s the overly familiar formula, woeful racial stereotyping, and tedious rantings of Chris Tucker that have always put a dampener on them for me. Much like Jackie Chan himself, I’ve never been a particularly big fan of the ‘Rush Hour’ films.
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