The makers of "Rush Hour 2" are working at a distinct advantage over the original. Instead, Lee drags Carter into the case and the duo get involved in stopping a conspiracy to counterfeit hundreds of million of US dollars. Concurrently, his friend James Carter (Chris Tucker) arrives on the island for some much needed R&R and expects his friend to spend some time and show him the sights. Terrorists have bombed the US embassy in Hong Kong, killing two American translators, and Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) is handed the job of solving the crime. The script, by Jeff Nathanson (utilizing the characters developed by Ross LaManna in the first film), wastes no time getting to the point right from the start. Surprisingly, "Rush Hour 2" wastes no time getting down to business and turns out to be better than the flick that spawned it. I'm never thrilled with the idea of a follow-up to a successful original since they rarely meet the previously set expectations. The formula worked so well, in fact, that the sequel was inevitable. The combo of the terrific physical talents of Chan and the non-stop motor mouth of Tucker made for an ethnically unusual duet in "Rush Hour" that played well to audiences around the world. Make sure to stay for Jackie Chan's habitual end credit outtakes and you should leave the theater with a smile on your face.
RUSH HOUR 2 MOVIE
"Rush Hour 2" is the first commercial summer movie that's actually entertaining. Jeremy Piven is amusing as a flamboyantly gay Versace salesman and an uncredited Don Cheadle ("Swordfish") plays straight man to Chan and Tucker as a Chinese restaurateur/martial artist. Tucker's climatic choreographed fight with Zhang Ziyi is a comedic ballet, while Chan's given a potential love interest (and plot mechanism for part 3) in Sandra Bullock lookalike Sanchez. Later, presented with a bevy of Asian beauties Tucker advises 'Never get in front of a black man in a buffet line.' Tucker's case-cracking advice to always 'follow the rich white man' proves worth heeding in this film as well.).Ĭhan delivers his amazing stunts with his appealing charm yet again, but this time Tucker holds his end up whether performing a hilarious karaoke rendition of 'Don't Stop Til You Get Enough' or getting directions from a non-English speaking chicken vendor. While breaking no original or artistic ground, the problems with the first effort (over-emphasis on an unexciting plot and an imbalance between the two leads) have been fixed.Ĭhan and Tucker's non-PC repartee has been criticized for its reliance on racial jokes, but its delivered with no ill will ('In Hong Kong, I'm Michael Jackson and you're Toto' Chan garbles. "Rush Hour 2" is one of those rare sequels that surpasses the original. magnate Alan King and dual babes in Zhang Ziyi ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") and Puerto Rican beauty queen Roselyn Sanchez for the leads to tussle with, director Brett Ratnor wisely keeps the focus on action and comedy over story.
While screenwriter Jeff Nathanson's plot pulls in dual bad guys in Asian gang leader John Lone and L.A. Beginning right where the original left off, "Rush Hour 2" finds Hong Kong Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) hosting his LAPD buddy James Carter's (Chris Tucker) vacation while trying to break a counterfeiting ring that's just bombed the U.S.
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