The Tuxedo (2002)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Kevin Donovan

Writers (WGA):

Phil Hay (story) &
Matt Manfredi (story) ...

Release Date:

27 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

He's Not Looking For Trouble... He's Wearing It.

Plot:

A hapless chauffer must take a comatosed secret agent's place using his special gadget-laden tuxedo.

Plot Keywords:

Tuxedo | Chauffeur | Hospital | Secret Agent | Subterranean

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 26	9:20 AM	TBS
Mon. July 27	2:00 AM	TBS

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Jimmy Tong
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Del Blaine
Jason Isaacs	...	Clark Devlin
Debi Mazar	...	Steena
Ritchie Coster	...	Dietrich Banning
Peter Stormare	...	Dr. Simms
Mia Cottet	...	Cheryl
Romany Malco	...	Mitch
Daniel Kash	...	Rogers
Jody Racicot	...	Kells
Boyd Banks	...	Vic
Scott Wickware	...	CSA Agent Wallace
Christian Potenza	...	CSA Agent Joel
Karen Glave	...	CSA Agent Randa
Scott Yaphe	...	CSA Agent Gabe

Also Known As:

T.U.X. (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Parkwood Estate, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Blue Train Productions

Trivia:

Names and phone numbers appearing in Clark Devlin's daytimer: Schiffer 2{2-#52-%171 Schwartzkopf 80#-and95-403$ Sondheim 210-981-#67{Springsteen 2{3-27#-854@Stefanopoulos 210-9%5-238! Steinbrenner 2!2-$41-319% Sting 21$-202-69#7

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Streetcar is visible and Parking Permit Machines quite visible.

Quotes:

Clark Devlin: Never touch my tuxedo.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Ring Two (2005)

Soundtrack:

At Last

This tuxedo is barely worth renting

This movie is occasionally funny if you don't get bogged down in trying to figure out the plot holes. Jennifer Love Hewitt is attractive and charming, but absolutely nothing her character does makes sense. Is she a secret agent, a secret double agent, or a secret triple agent? Does she have a sly sense of humor or is she merely tolerating someone else's sexist humor? Is she a skilled martial combatant or an incredible lucky newbie? The script never makes any of this clear. It's like this movie was written to make her look stupid (attractive, but stupid).

Jackie Chan's moves are entertaining, but as an action flick this is probably one of his worst. The problem is that in the story he's wearing a near-magical tuxedo that gives him superhuman powers. Instead of knowing that everything you see is Jackie busting his butt doing his own stunts, you're watching special effects ginned up with wires, blue screen, and computer enhancement. It's more like watching a Superman movie than a Jackie Chan flick.

Overall I'd give this movie a 3/10. Watching it is better than doing nothing for 90 minutes, as long as you're not paying much for the privilege.