Crude, knockabout stuff.
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
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Reviews Counted:154
Fresh:31
Rotten:123
Average Rating:4.2/10
Consensus: Rush Hour 3 is a tired rehash of the earlier films, and a change of scenery can't hide a lack of new ideas.
Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for sequences of action violence, sexual content, nudity and language
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:10-08-2007
Synopsis: In director Brett Ratner's RUSH HOUR 3, African-American cop James Carter (Chris Tucker) once again reunites with Chinese inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) to both taunt and battle bad guys. Whereas the... In director Brett Ratner's RUSH HOUR 3, African-American cop James Carter (Chris Tucker) once again reunites with Chinese inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) to both taunt and battle bad guys. Whereas the first movie was on Carter's turf, and the second was set in Lee's homeland, this outing finds both Carter and Lee out of their element in Paris, dealing not only with criminals, but also with the quirks of French culture. Along the way, Lee must confront his old friend Kenji (Hiroyuki Sanada) in order to save the day. Fresh off of his highly successful (though critically maligned) "threequel" X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, Ratner tackles the third chapter of his own popular series, which follows the second movie by six years. Once again, Tucker provides the wisecracks, while Chan, who tones down the acrobatics, remains the emotional center of the franchise. Though Sanada (SUNSHINE, RINGU) and Von Sydow (MINORITY REPORT, THE SEVENTH SEAL) add a bit of gravitas to the film, and Polanski amuses with his rare acting appearance, RUSH HOUR 3 isn't quite as quick on its feet as previous installments, but it still provides plenty of slapstick comedy and relatively light action sequences, making it most readily appealing to teens. [More]
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Youki Kudoh
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Youki Kudoh, Max von Sydow, Roman Polanski
Director: Brett Ratner
Director: Brett Ratner
Screenwriter: Jeff Nathanson
Producer: Arthur M. Sarkissian, Robert Birnbaum, Jay Stern, Jonathan Glickman, Andrew Z. Davis
Composer: Lalo Schifrin
Studio: New Line Cinema
Reviews for Rush Hour 3
Like Lethal Weapon, this franchise has become lazier and less thrilling with each instalment. Hopefully, unlike Lethal Weapon, they’ll stop at Part Three.
Pretty agonising, from the misogynist display of female flesh to a truly horrific musical number to the no-longer-amusing closing credits outtakes.
Disappointing threequel that lacks the spark of the previous two films and resorts to grafting dreadful jokes and lacklustre action sequences onto a nonsensical plot.
Look, it’s so dumb, I could easily give this one star – but I’m giving it two. It was entertaining, so sue me.
Only the prospect of the outtakes and Chan's flubbed chopsocky stunts kept me going to the end, and even they turned out to be duds.
They're back! That lovable duo, back to kick some ass and ogle some babes! Yes - it's Max Von Sydow and Roman Polanski.
If this is car-crash cinema, it is a motorway pile-up of the sort that leaves a ten-junction tailback.
Amazingly enough Rush Hour 3 is as instantly forgettable as Rush Hour 1 and 2.
Depressingly, the legendary Max von Sydow and Roman Polanski pop up in small parts. They must have been desperate for the cash. My advice is to save yours.
The curse of the terrible 'threequels' continues with Rush Hour 3. Infecting this third movie is an extra, deeply unpleasant level of racism that we haven't seen before in the series.
Two hours of non-stop, ear-shattering, humourless shrieking. It's simply unbearable. You soon find yourself begging for him to die.
You have to wonder, what Max Von Sydow and Roman Polanski are doing propping up the cast of a picture whose action beats, if neatly staged, can't hold a candle to The Bourne Ultimatum's, and whose so-called comedy depends on reinforcing insulting ra
The cinematic equivalent of a third-generation photocopy of a doodle barely worth a glance in the first place.
Although much of Rush Hour 3 is in Paris, it's no French pastry. It's more week-old Happy Meal.
I have never thought I would ever profess to be a Jackie Chan fan. Yet, at the ripe old age of 31 having just seen Rush Hour 3, it appears that I am.
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March 05, 2008:
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