How sad that the great Chan is presumed to need this kind of dumbed-down buddy movie.
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08/13/07
Rush Hour (1998)
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Reviews Counted:61
Fresh:37
Rotten:24
Average Rating:6.1/10
Consensus: A kick-ass addition to the cop-buddy film genre.
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: A box office smash, this film combines the comic stylings of funny-man Chris Tucker with the explosive action of superstar Jackie Chan. The two team up to battle the bad guys and, along the way,... [More]
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Chris Penn
Director: Brett Ratner
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Reviews for Rush Hour
Just when you thought cop-buddy pictures were toast (Lethal Weapon), along comes a suprisingly kick-ass riff on the genre!
01/01/00
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03/24/02
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10/14/08
A vindication of what some of us have always known: that Jackie is a screen legend.
07/31/01
By themselves, Chan and Tucker do not provide anything inspiring or refreshing, but when they are combined, they form a surprisingly entertaining comedic duo.
01/08/04
While it is cartoonish, it also is fun, and that is due mostly to Chan.
01/01/00
What a lousy movie!
01/01/00
Top CriticRush Hour is a righteous title for an action comedy, and that's only the beginning.
06/18/02
Top CriticA second-rate comedy that's wrapped around a third-rate action movie.
01/01/00
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10/18/08
Hollywood calculation can't match the primitive eager-to-please quality that made those Hong Kong films refreshing; they were appealing because they were so free of irony.
01/01/00
Much of the best dialogue, you suspect, was improvised by Tucker and Chan, who seem truly taken with each other and make a delightful, ordinary-extraordinary pair.
02/09/06
Much of it [is] quite funny.
01/01/00
The movie is no more than a well-produced confection designed for quick payoff in the big cities, but it's pretty consistently funny.
01/01/00
Top CriticClassy and brassy, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are a funky, well-matched duo in New Line's winning Rush Hour.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe story is still routine, and still predictable, and still unimportant.
01/01/00
...manages to coast on the palpable chemistry between the two leads...
09/19/07
A disappointment.
05/24/04
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