One that I was really looking forward to after hearing about how well it had done in the US, was Rush Hour 2. This is, of course, the sequel to the hugely popular Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker Hollywoodised beat-up-athon. The original was great, funny and some great action scenes.
Unfortunately, I was a bit let down by the sequel. Chris Tucker’s character is so damn annoying I found it hard to focus on anything else. There were some funny scenes, sure, and some decent Kung Fu action, but I found a lot of it really boring. A lot of the humour was in-your-face, non-politically-correct shock value stuff, which sucked. The funniest part was the outtakes.
Put simply, the story is – Tucker is the same cop, on holidays with Chan in Hong Kong. Triad bosses are running riot, a bomb explodes in the US Embassy, chaos is reigning. They have to solve the crimes, and much fun is had by all, etc.
Also featured in this movie is the awesome Zhang Zi Yi, the girl from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, who plays an evil ninja chick, and does a great job. Don Cheadle also has an almost-inexplicable bit part, so small that I don’t even remember what the hell he was doing there.
Overall, another one that is safe to wait for video. Nothing really in there that makes it worth seeing on the big screen. As a Jackie Chan movie, its average at best – nowhere near enough hardcore stunts and fighting scenes for my liking.