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| Rating: Good Distributor: New Line Cinema Release Date: October 3rd, 2001 Running Length: 1 hour, 28 minutes MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy Director: Brett Ratner Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Zang Ziyi, John Lone, Roselyn Sanchez, Alan King, and Harris Yulin. |
| Plot: Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) and James Carter (Chris Tucker) are in Hong Kong for vacation. However, they quickly find themselves back on the job after the bombing of a U.S. Embassy in Hong Kong kills two people. The first suspect for the incident is Ricky Tan (John Lone), a powerful gang leader. Carter discovers that Lee's father was Tan's partner when Tan used to be a police officer. However, Lee's father was killed, and Tan became corrupt. Thus, Lee is bitter about Tan, and has a score to settle with him. Together Lee and Carter fight in Hong Kong and then in Los Angeles to solve the bombings and related illegal behavior. |
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| Critique: Rush Hour 2 is an enjoyable action-comedy, that is as amiable as Jackie Chan's on screen persona. Jackie Chan's is naturally pleasant and cheery. He is entertaining in his films because of his martial arts moves, and he is affecting in films because he is charming. Rush Hour 2 is able to conjure up enough amiability to match Chan's amiability. His costar Chris Tucker, is irritating at times, but he still manages to be an enjoyable on screen persona. The film's screenplay is limited, but the story a certain degree of inventiveness, and keeps the viewer guessing. The film is often funny, it creates excitement, and it keeps the viewer's attention. Rush Hour 2 avoids the mistakes of Chan's last outing, Shanghai Noon. Shanghai Noon is funny in its first hour, but degrades and becomes trite and formulaic. It contains an unwatchable, hackneyed finale. However, Rush Hour 2 avoids those mistakes by never trying to do more than its limited filmmakers can handle. The film never attempts to match Chan and Tucker with women at its finish, and it protagonists never doing anything terribly heroic. They only end up killing a few crooks and gangsters. Indeed, the film is humble throughout its duration, and its humbleness contributes to the amicable mood. Rush Hour 2 is an exciting, funny and enjoyable film. The film is limited in its range, but the filmmakers never try to do anything they cannot do. I recommend Rush Hour 2, a solid, worthwhile popcorn film. review by supernothingman |