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I've seen this film a few times now and it always makes me laugh. It's a great blend of action and comedy, and Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker seem to work really well together because they act total opposites and play really well off each other.

The plot's fairly basic with the standard sort of Hong Kong police story about drugs and revenge, but the two fish out of water characters (Chan in LA and Tucker in HK) just make it really enjoyable. The fight scenes are pretty cool (I really liked the one with the locker doors in the casino) and Tucker's jokes with that high pitched voice are just really funny.

It's just a really fun action-comedy movie that is really enjoyable. Can't ask for more than that.

Maybe being Jackie Chan with one of the best Asian celebrities who really make it big in Hollywood and really brought honours for us here in Asia, I knew I was in for a great time when I first watched this movie. Also when I was growing up, his movies were those which are at times on the television here.

It was like four or five years back I saw this on an projector at the school hall of my alma mater, as part of the school's post-exam activities. Really, I almost laughed myself silly as I was watching with my other peers then. Like many of us, we grew up watching Jackie's trademark kungfu moves and his amazing stunts which often made us all in awe on the movie screen.

Jackie and Chris Tucker's chemistry just clicked with each other. And watching Zhang Ziyi playing a bad girl, it was like - whoa! Watching some of the movie scenes being played out in Hong Kong somehow brought back some memories for this person who grew up watching some of those Hong Kong TV dramas (with subtitles and Mandarin dubbing) on the television here. Looking at some of those scenes, at times I wondered how really the western world will see Hong Kong. But given many knew who is Jackie (he is from Hong Kong himself actually), I knew it's a relief.

The two guys are just real funny between each other. But when it's time for those kungfu moves and the stunts, it always excite me. It's always like that.

Definitely really funny. Prepare to laugh in stitches.

Action-comedy legend Jackie Chan teams up with the amusing Chris Tucker in this off-beat sequel to the 1998 hit, Rush Hour. Both actors create likable characters with slightly more depth to them than the average comedic archetypes. Tucker is a loudmouthed clown from the LAPD, and Chan is a quiet, methodical Chief Inspector from Hong Kong. Not just racial stereotypes, their characters are developed just enough to make you want more from them - particularly Chan's.

The plot begins to develop in earnest about 1/3rd of the way through the film and takes a few predictable twists and turns until reaching a climactic conclusion. John Lone plays Chan's father's former police partner and the leader of the Triads - a huge Hong Kong gang. He plays his character like a Chinese Chris Walken and, along with Ziyi Zhang, his beautiful but psychotic partner, provides a nice dramatic balance to the lunatic Tucker and straight-man Chan. The story evolves to expose a counterfeiting plot in which the Triad, the US Secret Service, and others are all somehow involved.

Chan and Tucker have great chemistry and, with a good supporting cast, they make this sequel work. Rush Hour 2 is a fun, lightweight action film suitable for teens on up.

`Rush Hour 2' is a highly enjoyable follow-up to the original 1998 box office smash. Like the previous film, this first of what will undoubtedly be a long line of lucrative sequels combines sardonic humor with eye-popping martial arts action sequences to entertaining effect. Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan repeat their roles as unlikely cop buddies, starting off the film in Chan's home territory, Hong Kong, and finishing up in Tucker's, the good ole US of A.

Chan, with his sheepish deadpan delivery, makes a perfect straight man for Tucker's fast-talking bad brotha wiseacre, whose mouth engages in more heavy-duty action than Chan's karate-chopping hands and feet. Much of the humor is generated by Tucker's ability to seem totally unflustered by any peril that happens to come his way, managing to sass talk his way out of one dangerous predicament after another. Moreover, Chan's ability to create humor out of perfectly choreographed stunt sequences puts him right up there with some of the silent comedy greats like Chaplin and Keaton. The split-second perfection of these scenes, combined with the balletic grace with which they are executed, makes him one of the truly unique talents working in movies today. Luckily, in his move to mainstream American filmmaking, Chan has been able to find behind-the-scenes talent good enough to match his own. The screenplay by Jeff Nathanson, though no world-beater when it comes to originality or depth, does posses a playful spirit that works well in the context of the genre. Likewise, director Brett Ratner keeps the action percolating along at a lively, often dizzying clip.

As with most Chan films, however, `Rush Hour 2' seems to go on for about a half hour too long – even though its running time barely clocks in at a very short 90 minutes. Perhaps this type of material really can't be sustained much beyond an hour before the repetitiousness of it begins to take its toll. However, that is certainly a minor quibble about a film that, for the most part, provides plenty of laughs, some kick-ass performances and action sequences that, as per usual for a Chan film, will, quite literally, make your jaw drop. .

As you may think this movie sucks cause it's a sequel, I can say: you're wrong...

Just as in the first one the fights are so well choreographed and they are so different cause Jackie Chan fights are always something different.

Of course the heart of the story are the characters and their relationship. To see them go to a casino or to a massage together always makes fun because their jokes are great, they aren't as great as in the first one but that's fine.

Sadly this time all the good things couldn't fully make up for the basic plot which worked in the first one but not in this one. So a really good 7 from.

The original "Rush Hour" is one of the surprise delights of the 1990's- a fun, fast and well-made "buddy cop" film that charmed audiences with its humor and the great chemistry between leads Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. It was a big hit, so a sequel or two seemed like a no-brainer. And indeed two sequels (so far, at least) were produced. The first of which was 2001's "Rush Hour 2." And really, this film is indicative of the problems all three entries in the series face- an over-reliance on clichés, contrivances, coincidences and lazy storytelling. However, whereas the first film was able to rise above a fairly formulaic script and deliver a good film, this sequel isn't quite able to rise above it's almost embarrassingly by-the-numbers screenplay, and comes off as a much more average film than the original.

Detective Carter (Tucker) is visiting his friend Detective Lee (Chan) in Hong Kong. While Carter is hoping for a few weeks of fun, food and women, Lee is hard at work on several cases. When a bomb goes off at an American Consulate building in Hong Kong, and it appears that Ricky Tan (John Lone), a man with a dark connection to Lee's past, is connected, Lee and Carter get involved in the case. And it leads to- you guessed it- action, action and more action.

To give the film credit where it is due, the acting is uniformly great, much as it was in the original. Chan is given a slightly more personal motivation in the story this time, and it allows him to stretch his acting chops (and his martial arts and stunt work) moreso than the first film. Tucker is a lot of fun, though this film made him into too much of a cartoon character at times. Many people (myself included) have noted that he goes too far and comes off as a bit on the annoying side in this film. But still, he has some great jokes that land, and his chemistry with Chan is undeniable.

Supporting roles by the likes of John Lone, Roselyn Sanchez and Harris Yulin are all played well. And Zhang Ziyi as a ruthless, silent assassin is great. While she is almost nothing more than a surrogate for the "Sang" character in the original film, she is able to give her own spin to the role and plays it well- coming across as savage, sexy and very, very cool.

The production is also decent. Brett Ratner's direction is simple, concise and a lot of fun for the most part, although it feels slightly more formulaic this time around. However, the music by Lalo Schifrin is once again a revelation- feeling both old-fashioned yet also modern, giving it a timeless, fun feel. The set and costume design is nice, and the cinematography is fantastic. Setting this film predominately in Hong Kong did allow for some stunning visuals, and it does help.

However, the script is where this film really starts to fall apart, and it's the main reason why I am giving this film such a lower rating than I did for the original.

The script from the first film did have a problem with clichés, tropes and a formulaic nature, but the script felt creative and fresh enough to elevate itself past this problem, and bring the production to a good level. Not so this time around, sadly. The script by Jeff Nathanson is pretty darned foul. Yes, it's hard to believe that the same man who wrote Spielberg's very fun films "Catch Me If You Can" and "The Terminal" was also responsible for the unforgivably lazy "Rush Hour 2." (And "Rush Hour 3", but more on that in a later review)

I don't know if it was fear on Nathanson's part to take any chances, or perhaps studio pressure to deliver a "safe", formulaic film, but the script is bad. Really bad. Jokes are often lowest-common-denominator. You can see every twist and turn from a mile away. Characters are completely undeveloped beyond being "good guys" or "bad guys." It spends too much time referencing the first film. It's just a lazy, lazy script. You don't even need to see the film to know what happens. Just think of any other buddy cop movie, and substitute in Chan and Tucker, and you have "Rush Hour 2."

And it's a shame, because it's the one big problem in an otherwise decent sequel. Thankfully, the good performances and the chemistry between Chan and Tucker are able to pretty much make up for this issue. But just barely.

"Rush Hour 2" gets a slightly above average 6 out of 10 from me. Fans of the original should check it out, but don't go in expecting much.

Rush Hour 2 is one of those rare sequels that turn out to be either just as just as much if not equally more hilarious than the first. This summer, I had several opportunities to see this film and of course took those chances because I just couldn't stop laughing at this film, no matter how I knew what would happen in the next scene. It has great humor and great chemistry that we haven't seen between two actors since Mel Gibson and Danny Glover.

Carter and Lee are back and starting off where the first Rush Hour left off and that's in China. Carter is expecting a dream vacation full of "mushoo's" a.k.a girls! Lee is standing in the way of that though taking on his old cases, including finding out about a counterfeit scam, and finding out who killed his father. He fools Carter several times, but together eventually team back to discover that you just "follow the rich white man" back to America and end up working undercover with the sexy Isabella Molina. But things get deeper as Lee finds out that the counterfeit scam and his father's killer might to be connected.

Rush Hour 2 is one of the funniest movies I have seen, not to mention one of the best movies of the year! I was extremely happy to see this movie and I cannot wait until the DVD! Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan are just amazing and I cannot wait until the third Rush Hour release, I just know it'll be a great one!

9/10

Jackie Chan,( Chief Inspector Lee) invites Chris Tucker,(Detective James Carter) to a nice vacation in Hong Kong and they start off doing exactly what James Carter wants to see, a room full of gals to choose from and then the gals join you for a nice rub down and a relaxing hot bath along with other special services offered. It is at this point in the film when all kinds of problems start to take place, and the bad guy who is in on all sorts of rackets comes face to face with Inspector Lee and the stunts and all kinds of action is enacted through out the entire picture. There is great photography around Hong Kong and more action than you can handle. Enjoyed this film more than Rush Hour #1.

Greetings again from the darkness. Director Brett Ratner ("Rush Hour" and "The Family Man") is back with this formulaic remake that utilizes memorable lines from the original by different characters. Obviously this was made for the money. Despite this fact, there are a few points of interest. Most notably is the Ziyz Zhang in her first role since "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". She has amazing screen presence ... if only she could speak English! Hopefully more directors will find a way to utilize her talents in spite of the language barrier. Also, the rarely seen John Lone is back as a villain. He may be best remembered from his stunning performance in 1985's "Year of the Dragon". I must question the casting of both Don Cheadle and Alan King. My guess is that Ratner owed King a favor and Cheadle owed Ratner one. Relative newcomer Roselyn Sanchez has some intrigue, but her role was so poorly defined in this movie, one cannot jump to any conclusions regarding her talent. Otherwise, much of the same from this one with the obvious exception that the decision was made to put Chris Tucker front and center and Jackie Chan as the straight guy. A little too much of Tucker's "in your face" humor for my tastes.

I saw the first Rush Hour and didn't know what to expect when i watched it at a friend's house. I watched it and thought it was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. I was glad that it was something fresh and new as the Lethal Weapon movies (Which I also thought were excellent!!!!!!!) had finished and i thought that it was even better than them. Then when i heard that they were making Rush Hour 2 I couldn't wait until it came out, however i was worried that it might not be as good as the first as very few sequels are these days, but i was not disappointed in the slightest. I laughed all the way through this movie and even more than the first one. Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are perfect for the roles and both are excellent throughout the movie which has even more humor than Rush Hour 1. Rush Hour 1 is still excellent but i think Rush Hour 2 has to be funnier having watched them both hundreds of times. I cannot wait until Rush hour 3 comes out!

I highly recommend this movie and Rush Hour 1 to all action/comedy fans out there!

"Rush Hour 2", in the tradition of Hollywood sequels, is a cheap uninspired knock-off of the original "Rush Hour". Chan seems unmotivated and Tucker is downright annoying while stunts and fight sequences are ordinary, the plot silly and sophomoric, and the sentimental moments just plain don't work. The whole film smacks of a throw-together with the only possible motive being scramming the public out of the price of admission. Shame on Chan who may have lost not only his on screen charm but his integrity in film as well.

I was gonna, then I wasn't, now I have to. I saw the 20m salary Tucker got for this thing and I felt had to say something. So here goes, it stinks. I know these movies make a ton of money, and that is really troubling to me. It has finally become mega profitable to put TV grade material onto the big screen, where people willingly pay to be intellectually circumcised. The programs I watch with my 4-year-old nieces offer more than this. Sad sad state of affairs. All I can say is bully to the folks getting rich off of the idiocy of others. PT Barnum turns out to be the most important man of the last millennium after all.

A lot of comedy in this movie, which makes this movie so entertaining, from the beginning to the end. Lots of action in such different places, like Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. It is very interesting to follow the storyline through those different cities. The LA's skyscrapers are always spectacular in any movie. Jackie Chan is well as usual and Chris Tucker seems to be inspired, except when he is talking in Chinese language!

Chris Tucker is a great American actor and we like him as an example of a good patriotic American.

Inspector Lee and Carter are an awesome duo, they seem to be the only thing in this movie, but the kick in Carter's face from Hu Li makes clear it is not so. Zhang Ziyi is a perfect complement to this couple. John Lone is very credible in his role. And American actress Rosalyn Sanchez is a stunning surprise.

Classic comedy with so many funny moments. chris tucker was hilarious and jackie chan is hilarious and a BEAST (about 6 viewings)

L.A. cop(Chris Tucker)and Asian inspector(Jackie Chan)get together again to bust up a counterfeiting ring and bring chaos to Las Vegas along the way. Tucker and Chan really work well together and have fun doing it. The martial arts scenes are riveting. A worthwhile sequel full of action. Violence, strong language and sexual material are almost obligatory now days. This is fun and exciting to watch.

What Fun! This was exactly what a summer movie should be. A riot! It was a little short (88 minutes), but the pace was great, and it was filled with action and laughs. If I was to complain at all, it would have to be that some of Jackie Chan's stunts are becoming run-of-the-mill...at least for him. Don't get me wrong, there are few people who could do what he does, but I think we are getting spoiled. We expect more from him as time goes on, I guess. Another complaint is that people who don't like Chris Tucker, shouldn't be seeing this movie!

Can't wait for Rush Hour 3! While not nearly up to the Lethal Weapon standard, this sequel was still pretty darn good.

Some might say, hearing about Rush Hour 2: 'Not another sequel! / Not another cop buddy film!' and so on. But with these kinds of films, it is not so much originality at all. It is about being entertained. I mean going to this film and wanting to see something original is like going to see The Bridges of Madison County and rooting for violence, massive shootings, flying body parts and intense profanity. Either way: THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN

Almost all things being equal, there were only two things that could screw this one up (actually three). The script or the actors. The third thing I was talking about is actually something that was in the original Rush Hour as well. Chris Rock. I have seen a handful of films with him now and find him a bit annoying at times. But this time I did not feel like that at all. Either I have become immune to his overdone behaviour all the time, it has become less worse or I'm simply getting to the point in my life where I'm accepting the fact that there are people like that in life. Either way, I thought he was better than in for instance Money Talks (and maybe even the first Rush Hour). Anyway the other two things that could have seriously screwed up this film were the script and the actors, but I must say that although the film was not too original, the story held up very well and so did the actors. The reason for that is probably that the tone of the Rush Hour films has (so far) been more comedic. It is not supposed to be serious, it is supposed to be more like Die Hard, with a couple of big explosions, a lot of fighting (less shooting than in Die Hard here) and jokes. Well as in the first one the jokes were delivered well, from beginning to end, including the bloopers. As far as the film went, I must say I thought the ending was great and I also enjoyed the last two bloopers very much. This film proves that, if the jokes and the acting are good enough they even can make up for small losses in story quality and other bad things, like action film clichés. It is kind of funny that there are films in which clichés can be really disturbing and ruin almost your whole film experience. In others however (like in this one) clichés are present, though they not ruin your experience of the matter at all. I guess it is all in the approach of the material and the cast and crew involved.

Jackie Chan (as Inspector Lee) did was he is supposed to do in this film, be funny and do a lot of fighting. There were a few difficult stunts here but not one that really made my jaw drop to the floor. I would never say this was due to the ageing of Chan like others do, because I do not know whether that is true and second of all, I did not mind that there were a few less 'jaw dropping stunts'. It did in no way hurt the film.

To finish it all of, I have to give credit to Roselyn Sanchez, who did a great job on this film. I could just not figure out if she was supposed to be one of the 'good guys', or the 'bad guys'.

I would really appreciate it, if the makers could bring back Roselyn Sanchez for Rush Hour 3 if they'll ever consider making another instalment. Although I don't think they have to consider, Rush Hour 3 will definitely be happening. So, Jackie and Chris: BRING IT ON FOR RUSH HOUR 3!

8 out of 10

Note: this review has been amended to remove some sexist comments I included at the time. Apologies for any offence caused. I was young and stupid at the time, thinking I was being 'cool'.

I'm not going to spend to long on this, as there isn't too much to say. Rush Hour 2 is one of those odd-couple buddy-cop movie, with loudmouth Chris Tucker again playing alongside Hong Kong action genius Jackie Chan. The plot involves them chasing a gang of bad guys in Hong Kong and then Las Vegas, with a bit of romance, lots of jokes and lots of action. It's quite funny, and, as always in a Jackie Chan movie, the action scenes are good, particulary to the end, but it's not as fresh as the original and sometimes seems a little forced. Stay for the traditional Jackie Chan outtakes during the credits, as they're perhaps the funniest part of the film, and show some of the pain that man puts himself through while doing his own stunts.

I recommend it if you're a fan of Jackie Chan, or if you want to see something light and entertaining.

RATING: 6/10

I was overall disappointed with this movie. It's a shame with it's great stunts, nice action sequences and funny moments, the movie gets much overshadowed by Chris Tuckor's consistantly annoying comments. In the original Rush, which is a better movie, Tuckor and Chan were interesting and funny together, and you didn't cringe in annoyance at so many moments. This Rush offers nothing new, and it really didn't have to, but it certainly didn't need to go overboard. I'm a Chan fan but this one wasn't quite there. I give it 5 out of 10.

Genuinely.surprised the critics rated this lower than the first. It's better in almost every way, taking all the thing that worked and not just putting them in this one but amplifying them too.

Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) invites Detective Carter (Chris Tucker) to vacation in Hong Kong except Lee can't seem to stop working. Then there's a bombing at the US consulate and triad leader Ricky Tan (John Lone) is the immediate suspect. Also they keep running into the beautiful and deadly Hu Li (Ziyi Zhang).

Chris Tucker has some cultural fun in Hong Kong. The chicken is especially funny. There is some good action. The bamboo scaffolding is the most memorable. The duo still has some chemistry. Chris making fun of Jackie's English is always funny. However not all the jokes are funny. The constant Chinese conversations and the stone faced Hong Kong extras don't make for funny comedy. It's really only Chris and Jackie making the jokes. I think they need a third.

I really enjoy Jackie Chan. He's a great martial-artist, and funny too. I was then thoroughly mortified to have paid $6.75 to go watch this horribly unfunny, unwatchable movie. I dont want to sound full of myself or that im better than other people, but this was so full of bathroom humor and complete nonsense that i had my hands over my face the entire time this movie was going on. All the rest of the Baltimorons behind me laughing and choking behind me made me want to cry. Chris Tucker is the worst caricature of a Black man since Leroy Brown from the Charlie(not Jackie) Chan movies. The bug eyes, the high pitched voice, that plucky young Black man always after a piece of tail, i was so saddened. I felt like i was watching a 1930's movie, he was SOOOO the stereotype of that era. I'm white, but i was ashamed to sit and watch as the other white people in the theater laughed at this picture of Blacks. Don't see this movie, im warning you. If its on tv, or u see it over a friends, fine. No harm. but please, please dont buy or rent this yourself folks, or see it in the theatres. $6.75 is not worth the trip.