Rush Hour [M]

Agent Lee is the pride of the Hong Kong police force and Detective James Carter is the LAPD’s worst nightmare. When the daughter of the Hong Kong Consul is kidnapped, these two unlikely heroes must join forces in order to save her. 

After being constantly hassled by my brother, I finally promised to sit down with him and watch this movie… really just to shut him up. It takes a strong woman and an even stronger sister to admit when her younger brother was right… need I say more? Rush Hour was the perfect example of how completely opposite characters can work wonders together and it was a great romp filled with action, adventure, cops, and a solid story. Good film. 

Agent Lee is the pride of the Hong Kong police force: precise and lethal. Detective James Carter is the LAPD’s worst nightmare: a cocky loudmouth who manages to foul up everything. When the daughter of the Hong Kong Consul is kidnapped, the FBI is initially brought in to solve the case, but the Consul also sends for his personal friend Agent Lee. Bitter about the Consul’s lack of faith in them, the FBI hires Detective Carter to “babysit” Agent Lee whilst they solve the mystery and get the glory. Realising they’ve both been had, Lee and Carter become determined to save the girl first and, therefore, are forced to team up and kick some serious arse. 

The basic story of Rush Hour was solid, but the film’s appeal comes in the successful partnership of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.

 Jackie Chan stars as Agent Lee and he was great. He delivered a performance that was sincere, protective, and honourable. Providing the film with most of the action, his kung fu fighting and whatnot, he was great to watch on screen.

 Chris Tucker stars as Detective Carter, providing the comic relief of the film. He gave a performance that was loud, egocentric, and very attention-demanding. As Jackie Chan was armed with all the right moves, Chris Tucker was armed with all the right lines and the partnership of the two made for great family entertainment. 

Starring Tom Wilkinson, Ken Leung, Tza Ma, Julia Hsu, and Chris Penn, Rush Hour was a rollicking cop movie that was filled with action, honour, great lengths of dialogue from Chris Tucker, and kung fu fighting.  It was good action-packed fun.