The contrast between Tucker's motormouth and Chan's man of few words should be funnier, but the plot -- which is cliched without quite becoming self-reflexive -- and the uneven pace dampen most of their moments.
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10/14/08
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
Top CriticA disappointment.
05/24/04
As Chan moved from Hong Kong to Hollywood, something got lost in the translation.
01/01/00
Top Critic... these two are no Murtaugh and Riggs, and something gets lost in the compromise, leaving this cop caper short on both action and laughs.
01/01/00
While it is cartoonish, it also is fun, and that is due mostly to Chan.
01/01/00
The opening credit sequence in Rush Hour outdoes anything that follows it.
01/01/00
The great Jackie Chan deserves an A list director in a Hollywood film while he's still young enough to pull off his awe inspiring stunts.
04/09/05
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 CriticThe action and stunt scenes are not on a par with those in Chan's HK efforts.
04/03/09
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker make an entertaining team!
01/01/00
Top CriticWhat a lousy movie!
01/01/00
Top CriticA second-rate comedy that's wrapped around a third-rate action movie.
01/01/00
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
Much of it [is] quite funny.
01/01/00
How sad that the great Chan is presumed to need this kind of dumbed-down buddy movie.
08/13/07
Rush Hour is a righteous title for an action comedy, and that's only the beginning.
06/18/02
Top CriticThe funniest bits are the blooper out-takes at its conclusion but, when I saw it, not that many people stayed in the theater long enough to laugh.
01/01/00
Eventually, of course, Lee and Carter must learn to work together, respecting one other’s methods and abilities, blah blah blah.
05/08/02
A vindication of what some of us have always known: that Jackie is a screen legend.
07/31/01
Classy and brassy, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are a funky, well-matched duo in New Line's winning Rush Hour.
01/01/00
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August 07, 2007:
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July 30, 2007:
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