I had pretty high hopes for Rush Hour, partly because of all the positive reactions it got in the States. I even heard claims like "the best Jackie Chan ever". I was suspicious of Tucker, but as long as it was the new Chan movie it ought to be okay.
Right ?
Wrong !
I found myself forced into one of the most annoying fake interracial buddy-buddy action/comedy blockbusters I have ever had the displeasure to had to sit through.
Rush Hour is nothing more than a Chris Tucker Star Vehicle with Jackie reduced to a "Chinaman" sidekick. That's all good and fine if you're under such heavy medication that you think Tucker is actually funny but after two minutes of him doing his little Eddie Murphy rip off routine I was ready to climb on a rooftop with an AK-47 and let justice rain from the sky.
Throw in a mentally challenged plot, bad acting, the old "where did all the money from the big budget go ?" complaint and a director who couldn't direct an action scene to save his life and you got this feature length misery.
If you're ready to see a real Jackie Chan movie, go to your local video-shop and rent Operation Condor. Better still, you can rent any Chan title, it'll be better than this bowels loosener.
Vote: 1
Right ?
Wrong !
I found myself forced into one of the most annoying fake interracial buddy-buddy action/comedy blockbusters I have ever had the displeasure to had to sit through.
Rush Hour is nothing more than a Chris Tucker Star Vehicle with Jackie reduced to a "Chinaman" sidekick. That's all good and fine if you're under such heavy medication that you think Tucker is actually funny but after two minutes of him doing his little Eddie Murphy rip off routine I was ready to climb on a rooftop with an AK-47 and let justice rain from the sky.
Throw in a mentally challenged plot, bad acting, the old "where did all the money from the big budget go ?" complaint and a director who couldn't direct an action scene to save his life and you got this feature length misery.
If you're ready to see a real Jackie Chan movie, go to your local video-shop and rent Operation Condor. Better still, you can rent any Chan title, it'll be better than this bowels loosener.
Vote: 1