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September 05, 2002
Rush Hour
Updated Beverley Hills cop, with martial arts The daughter of a Hong Kong diplomat is kidnapped in LA, and the FBI are on the case. Jackie Chan is Hong Kong's finest policeman, and the diplomat summons him to help. The FBI don't want this, so assign local maverick cop Tucker to keep him away from the case. So both men form an unlikely partnership and decide to solve the case together anyway. The plot is rather unimportant, this film is all about Tucker's wisecracking, and Chans fights. But Tucker is no Eddie Murphy, being rather annoying after a very short time. And Chan is straight-jacketed by Hollywood who have made the stunts so safe they don't really have the flair and excitement of his Hong Kong titles. It's still quite an amusing film, but it's a mystery how it became a huge worldwide hit. Maybe it was because mainstream audiences hadn't seen Chan before, and were charmed by his brand of martial arts skills, and his humour. AE0Posted by se71 at September 5, 2002 04:16 PM
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