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| RUSH HOUR (1998) - PG-13
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ReviewScore: 62 out of 100
SBD Star Rating:
by Lew Irwin
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Jackie Chan, one of Hong Kong's biggest international stars ever, is still looking to find success in Hollywood, but critics are divided over whether his Rush Hour with stand-up comic Chris Tucker will finally bring it to him. Stephen Hunter in the Washington Post suggests that it will. "Rush Hour is a sturdily entertaining vehicle, easily the little guy's best American-made film," he writes. Janet Maslin in the New York Times calls the film "a fancier than usual showcase for Chan's poise and agility" and refers to the actor as "the Buster Keaton of martial arts." But Glenn Whipp in the Los Angeles Daily News isn't happy with the toned-down stunt work that Chan was allowed to perform and writes that "Tucker's obnoxious presence detracts from Chan's action work, which, while neutered, still has a few lightning-fast fun moments." Norman Wilner in the Toronto Star finds elements of the film enjoyable but concludes, "Surely Chan deserves a vehicle that's as original and inventive as he is." But Kevin Thomas in the Los Angeles Times suggests the movie is everything it ought to be, "a thriller with wide audience appeal ... also good-looking, well paced." |
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