Rush Hour 3 (2007)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

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:

Paris | Assassination | Triad | Chinese | Female Assassin

Awards:

7 nominations

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 Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | 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:

The production crew agreed upon a $20 fine any time anyone's cell phone rang during shooting. The money would be donated to the homeless charity Chrysalis. By late February, it had over $600.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where Carter is checking out the showgirls in their dressing room, you can see part of the camera crew in the mirror.

Quotes:

Detective James Carter: We have an assassin in custody that only speaks French... A limo blows up at the French consulate... And the next meeting of the world court is in Paris, 2 days from now.
Chief Inspector Lee: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Detective James Carter: Yeah, we go to Fiji. Hide out for a year. Maybe change our names. Get jobs as bartenders. And imma call you Kiko.

Movie Connections:

References The Crying Game (1992)

Soundtrack:

Last Night

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.