Rush Hour...proves that old formulas can be made fresh with a few good ideas.
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01/01/00
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
Chan is amazing to watch.
01/01/00
What a lousy movie!
01/01/00
Top CriticWhile it's always a rush to see Chan ingratiate himself before the camera, and therefore the audience, this is hardly the showcase for his myriad talents.
01/01/00
A vindication of what some of us have always known: that Jackie is a screen legend.
07/31/01
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03/24/02
Brash, stupid and surprisingly watchable!
01/01/00
A second-rate comedy that's wrapped around a third-rate action movie.
01/01/00
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10/14/08
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.
10/14/08
Top CriticJackie Chan and Chris Tucker make an entertaining team!
01/01/00
Top CriticThe story is still routine, and still predictable, and still unimportant.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
The opening credit sequence in Rush Hour outdoes anything that follows it.
01/01/00
[Chan] should be doing his high kicks well into his sixties. Let's hope so.
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
Doesn't feature nearly enough Jackie Chan action and has way too much Chris Tucker dialogue.
01/01/00
Chan is as sweet and charming as ever. Tucker makes an excellent foil. And things blow up.
04/08/01
Just when you thought cop-buddy pictures were toast (Lethal Weapon), along comes a suprisingly kick-ass riff on the genre!
01/01/00
How sad that the great Chan is presumed to need this kind of dumbed-down buddy movie.
08/13/07
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August 07, 2007:
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July 30, 2007:
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