Hahahahaaaaa! I'm stilling laughing about this movie and I've seen it two times already. Whatever you do, do not read professional film critics' reviews. I've seen a few of them now and have no idea what movie they were watching. And the criticisms they had, don't know what they were talking about. I loved this movie! I may be the only one who thinks this but I think this movie was even better than the first one.
Rush Hour 2 follows on the footsteps of Rush Hour with Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) and Detective Carter (Chris Tucker) joining forces again except this time, they reverse the `fish-out-of water' scenario. Carter is in Hong Kong on vacation but all that's happened since his plane landed is that he's followed Lee on different cases. Getting a little frustrated and wanting to get some `mushu', Carter threatens to head back to the US. Lee gets a last minute call on a new case (Carter doesn't know about this) and they head off to a nightclub to Carter's delight. And off we go on a wild, hilarious ride with these two oil and water characters.
What was so funny about this movie?? Everything, but a lot of it had to do with the writing and the genuine liking these two actors had for each other. You'll see it at the end of the movie with the famous Chan outtakes but even without them, you can see that they really enjoyed making this movie together. The opening 10 minutes really sets the audience up as it is nonstop laughter and you can't but help feel good for the rest of the movie.
Jackie Chan is getting older. There's no doubt about that but he's also like fine wine. The older you get, the better you get. He has always been an incredible action/stunt actor but his comedic acting is no sack of potatoes either, especially with this movie. He seems to have picked up some things from Tucker and the two just go at it nonstop. There's also no doubt that Tucker is the comedic relief but Chan holds his own. But talk about letting the horses loose here with the material that Tucker gets to work with. I have to admit, I found Tucker a bit annoying at times in Rush Hour but in this movie, his outrageous behavior fits in very well. There are obviously going to be racist jokes in this movie and they don't reserve it for one race or the other. All races are fair game and that may be what some critics don't like. But if you take this movie that seriously, then you shouldn't be watching it in the first place. The humor goes beyond the quick quips and outlandish lines. It also falls into the physical realm too as they made sure that some of the physical comedy falls inline with the character too and you definitely see evidence of this throughout, especially towards the end. Ziyi Zhang is an up and comer. You saw her in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and as her English improves you will definitely see her in more Hollywood movies. She has a bit of a Lucy Lu quality and will definitely appeal to the North American audience.
The one thing that I was really glad about this movie was that they didn't show too much of it in the trailers and commercials. You got a glimpse of the humor but they didn't give it away which quite often a lot of trailers do. If you put the best stuff in the trailer, the rest of the movie kind of seems anticlimactic but they didn't do that here.
On a pure entertainment level, I give this a 10/10. It's fun, fast paced, well-written, well acted and just plain entertaining. Guys, this is a GREAT date movie. Take someone, she won't be disappointed. Gals, ditto and he'll think you're pretty cool too.
Rush Hour 2 follows on the footsteps of Rush Hour with Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) and Detective Carter (Chris Tucker) joining forces again except this time, they reverse the `fish-out-of water' scenario. Carter is in Hong Kong on vacation but all that's happened since his plane landed is that he's followed Lee on different cases. Getting a little frustrated and wanting to get some `mushu', Carter threatens to head back to the US. Lee gets a last minute call on a new case (Carter doesn't know about this) and they head off to a nightclub to Carter's delight. And off we go on a wild, hilarious ride with these two oil and water characters.
What was so funny about this movie?? Everything, but a lot of it had to do with the writing and the genuine liking these two actors had for each other. You'll see it at the end of the movie with the famous Chan outtakes but even without them, you can see that they really enjoyed making this movie together. The opening 10 minutes really sets the audience up as it is nonstop laughter and you can't but help feel good for the rest of the movie.
Jackie Chan is getting older. There's no doubt about that but he's also like fine wine. The older you get, the better you get. He has always been an incredible action/stunt actor but his comedic acting is no sack of potatoes either, especially with this movie. He seems to have picked up some things from Tucker and the two just go at it nonstop. There's also no doubt that Tucker is the comedic relief but Chan holds his own. But talk about letting the horses loose here with the material that Tucker gets to work with. I have to admit, I found Tucker a bit annoying at times in Rush Hour but in this movie, his outrageous behavior fits in very well. There are obviously going to be racist jokes in this movie and they don't reserve it for one race or the other. All races are fair game and that may be what some critics don't like. But if you take this movie that seriously, then you shouldn't be watching it in the first place. The humor goes beyond the quick quips and outlandish lines. It also falls into the physical realm too as they made sure that some of the physical comedy falls inline with the character too and you definitely see evidence of this throughout, especially towards the end. Ziyi Zhang is an up and comer. You saw her in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and as her English improves you will definitely see her in more Hollywood movies. She has a bit of a Lucy Lu quality and will definitely appeal to the North American audience.
The one thing that I was really glad about this movie was that they didn't show too much of it in the trailers and commercials. You got a glimpse of the humor but they didn't give it away which quite often a lot of trailers do. If you put the best stuff in the trailer, the rest of the movie kind of seems anticlimactic but they didn't do that here.
On a pure entertainment level, I give this a 10/10. It's fun, fast paced, well-written, well acted and just plain entertaining. Guys, this is a GREAT date movie. Take someone, she won't be disappointed. Gals, ditto and he'll think you're pretty cool too.