Rush Hour 3 (2007)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Jeff Nathanson (written by)
Ross LaManna (characters)

Release Date:

10 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

This summer they're kicking it in Paris bigger time then ever

Plot:

After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Lee and Carter head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders.

Plot Keywords:

Triad | Assassination | Chinese | Sibling Rivalry | Knife Throwing

Awards:

7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 11	8:00 AM	HBO
Fri. Nov. 20	12:30 PM	HBO

Cast

Chris Tucker	...	Carter
Jackie Chan	...	Lee
Max von Sydow	...	Reynard
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Kenji
Yvan Attal	...	George
Youki Kudoh	...	Dragon Lady
Noémie Lenoir	...	Genevieve (as Noemie Lenoir)
Jingchu Zhang	...	Soo Yung (as Zhang Jingchu)
Tzi Ma	...	Ambassador Han
Dana Ivey	...	Sister Agnes
Henry O	...	Master Yu (as Henry O.)
Mia Tyler	...	Marsha
Michael Chow	...	Chinese Foreign Minister
David Niven Jr.	...	British Foreign Minister
Oanh Nguyen	...	Mi

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of action violence, sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | French | Mandarin | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Singapore:PG (cut) | Norway:11 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Germany:12 | Finland:K-13 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Malaysia:U | Denmark:11 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43601) | France:U | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Roman Polanski was a fan of the first two Rush Hour movies. When it was learned that this film is set in Paris, he asked the producers and Brett Ratner whether they can give him a small role to appear. They happily complied with his wish.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the attempted assassination scene with all the national flags, the British flag is upside down.

Quotes:

Detective James Carter: Lee I got a big problem man this guys on steroids! His head is as big as Barry Bonds!

Movie Connections:

References The Crying Game (1992)

Soundtrack:

Less Than an Hour (Theme from Rush Hour 3)

It was very good but I think the series should end here

So again we are back with a sequel of the Rush Hour series. The first two were pretty good comedy movies staring both Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker as cop partners with a typical plot with good action mixed with comedy. This one follows the same structure, but how does it hold up?

If you liked the first two, you'd probably enjoy this one. There's quite a few decent action scenes and again Chris Tucker's character delivers a lot of the jokes and Jackie Chan's still got the awesome moves and stunts but is it just me or was the action a bit tamer compared to the other two? Not that its much of a problem since I still enjoyed it but just something I noticed. Anyway, usual plot including a kidnapping and this time they go to Paris, and the two meet up with a person who wants to be like a spy.

It was very good and I'm glad the series is still working but perhaps the series should end here. It's hard to tell, but usually 3 movies is enough and the first one started like 10 years ago so its a rather large gap. The movie delivered a few laughs, some action scenes, and for what it was I thought it stayed true to its previous movie structures. I'm glad that Chris and Jackie still work well together, but to be honest I think the series should end with this one before it goes overload and loses what made it fun in the first place.