Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour 3 is rushed, under-written, stupid, over-acted, and lacking in creativity. Oh, and 4 years too late. It’s the perfect opposite of recent, superior threequel The Bourne Ultimatum. Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are back, and while their chemistry is the best part of the movie, Chan’s way too old, and Tucker hasn’t been in a movie for 6 years and probably did it for the paycheck.

Rush Hour was a nice surprise, if only for the fact that no one ever really expected much of it. Rush Hour 2 was entertaining, even if it was a cash-in on the first. But this…It really just kills the franchise. Most of the film is just unwatchable, with dialogue that makes you laugh out loud. It’s hilarious for all the wrong reasons. The acting is terrible, there’s only two or three gags that work, and the best two scenes are the ending action sequence and the credits.

Hmm…I’ll try to divulge a plot. A criminal organization is after a list which names several crime bosses. And, as always, Chief Inspector Lee and Detective Carter are assigned to the case, taking them from the underworld of France, to the slums of L.A., to the top of the Eiffel Tower in a massive showdown.

Really, this is a terrible movie. I feel so disappointed. Ranks with Evan Almighty as the worst movies so far this year. Miss it. D+

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