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Rush Hour 3 (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 150 Fresh: 30  Rotten:120 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.
 

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Rated: 12A

Runtime: 90 mins

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 first movie was on Carter's turf, and the second was set in Lee's homeland, this outing finds... 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]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Youki Kudoh, Max von Sydow

Director: Brett Ratner
Screenwriter: Jeff Nathanson
Producer: Arthur M. Sarkissian, Robert Birnbaum, Jay Stern, Jonathan Glickman, Andrew Z. Davis
Composer: Lalo Schifrin

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 12, 2008

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case - O-Sleeve
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround - English
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish

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Crude, knockabout stuff.

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08/18/07
Philip French
Observer [UK]
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2/5

Like Lethal Weapon, this franchise has become lazier and less thrilling with each instalment. Hopefully, unlike Lethal Weapon, they’ll stop at Part Three.

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08/17/07
Nick De Semlyen
Empire Magazine
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08/11/07
Screen International
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1.5/5

Pretty agonising, from the misogynist display of female flesh to a truly horrific musical number to the no-longer-amusing closing credits outtakes.

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08/10/07
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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2/5

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.

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08/10/07
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
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2/5

The absurd plot has plenty of bang-bang but very little blood.

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08/10/07
Derek Malcolm
This is London
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2/5

Look, it’s so dumb, I could easily give this one star – but I’m giving it two. It was entertaining, so sue me.

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08/10/07
Stuart McGurk
thelondonpaper
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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.

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08/10/07
Anthony Quinn
Independent
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None but the mad will want to see Rush Hour 3.

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08/10/07
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
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1/5

They're back! That lovable duo, back to kick some ass and ogle some babes! Yes - it's Max Von Sydow and Roman Polanski.

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08/10/07
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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If this is car-crash cinema, it is a motorway pile-up of the sort that leaves a ten-junction tailback.

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08/10/07
Sun Online
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2/5

Amazingly enough Rush Hour 3 is as instantly forgettable as Rush Hour 1 and 2.

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08/10/07
James Christopher
Times [UK]
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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.

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08/10/07
Daily Mirror [UK]
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2/5

An embarrassingly flat-footed caper.

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08/10/07
Neil Smith
Channel 4 Film
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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.

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08/10/07
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]
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2/5

Two hours of non-stop, ear-shattering, humourless shrieking. It's simply unbearable. You soon find yourself begging for him to die.

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08/10/07
Paul Arendt
BBC
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2/5

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

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08/10/07
Total Film
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The cinematic equivalent of a third-generation photocopy of a doodle barely worth a glance in the first place.

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07/14/07
Cliff Doerksen
Time Out
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The film is formulaic and the plot is barely connected together. But it moves along quickly and there's the occasional smile.

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03/03/08
Jeff Bayer
Daily Herald (IL)
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3/10

Rush Hour 3 is a stagnate yet still commercially viable franchise. It arrives on your theater screen infested with the mold of a dated, stale rehash.

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02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
Colorado Springs Gazette
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