Review: Rush Hour 3

Jackie
Chan and Chris Tucker return for a third (and hopefully last) time
in this RUSH
HOUR
saga. This time around, Chief Inspector Lee is assigned to
protect some “official" guy at a special meeting to bring
down organized crime. Unfortunately, this guy gets assassinated and
Lee promises the guy’s daughter that he’ll find her father’s
killer. Meanwhile, Detective Carter has been reduced to traffic duty
and is desperate for some action. Somehow, these two manage to hook
up again and seek out the assassin together. Laughter is supposed to
ensue…

God,
this movie sucked. Wow! Ratner really dropped the ball on this one!
I don’t even know why they ever made it, especially after six
years, I mean really…where do I even begin?! I think this was
supposed to be an action/comedy flick, but it felt more like I was
watching an Austin Powers movie…without Austin! Other than the
one-liners you’ve already seen in the previews, the comedy in the
movie was nothing to write home about either. As for the gool ol’
fashioned Jackie Chan action, well, it felt more like I was watching
a dull choreographed stunt show at Universal Studios.

Add
to that the fact that the storyline was fragmented and a lot of the
scenes simply didn’t make sense and you’ve got a recipe for
disaster. Like can anyone tell me why that fight started up in the
Dojo scene or when they arrived in Paris and were greeted by the
police in such a hostile and “intruding” way? There were a
number of scenes like that throughout the film. Basically, it was a
poorly written script and I can’t believe this is the same guy who
wrote the next Indiana Jones installment…very, very scary guys.

It
was good to see Chris
Tucker
come out of hibernation though. It’s too bad his humor
is a little dated now because he was funny like six years ago (and I
loved him in THE FIFTH ELEMENT…PZZZZ!). I dunno, maybe it was
because of his long absence that a lot of his scenes seemed like he
was just trying too hard, but whatever the reason; it just wasn’t
working for me. Maybe this shouldn’t have been the movie for him
to groove back into the scene with. He’s a likeable actor and
let’s hope we get to see him in something different again real
soon.

Also, I hate to say this but Jackie Chan is
getting a little too old for this sorta thing. There’s still a
place for him in movies, but just not where the roles are this
physically demanding. The stunts and fight scenes were lame and you
can almost see the wires for the air and throw shots. Maybe more
roles like Mr. Miyagi might be better for him.

So my advice to you is that you shouldn’t go
see this! I think I remember liking the first two, but it was sooooo
long ago that I barely even remember them. I will give this movie
two things though: Hiroyuki
Sanada
is a 100% badass — he needs to be in more American
action movies! And the other thing is Ratner’s taste in women. But
that’s about it. This movie has nothing else to offer…well okay,
and maybe the gag reel during the end credits! (probably funnier
than the movie itself).

300
(10/10)

Blades
of Glory (8/10)

Black
Snake Moan (8/10)

Catch
and Release (5/10)

Deja Vu
(6/10)

Eragon
(4/10)

Factory
Girl (7/10)

Grindhouse
(9/10)

Premonition
(3/10)
Reign
Over Me (8/10)

Shooter
(6/10)

The
Astronaut Farmer (8/10)

Norbit
(6/10)

The
Departed (9/10)

The
Lookout (7/10)

TMNT (8/10)
Wild Hogs
(5/10)

Zodiac (7/10)

— by Tim
Goernert

Source: JoBlo.com