Rush Hour
The action genre had really gone sour ever since "Terminator II" died out. Action stars like Jean Claude Van Damme and Sylvester Stalone had basically made carbon copies of their previous hits and re-released them under different names. However, starting in 1998 with "Rush Hour", starring Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, and moving on to hits like "The Matrix", the action genre is gaining new life with unique mixes of stars and plots to add life to the mindless action that has plagued the genre in the past. Like Buster Keaton and the other great silent comedians, Jackie Chan has relied upon the universal language of physical comedy to transcend the barriers of the spoken word. That is why the Hong Kong based Jackie Chan has become an international superstar, with legions of fans all over the world. "Rush Hour" fits the action genre because it has excellent fighting action scenes and a typical super hero against a whole mob.In "Rush Hour", Jackie Chan comes back to the action genre, but brings a sidekick along for the ride. No, not some Chinese action star like Jet Li (Lethal Weapon 4) who provides two lines of dialogue and mindless kicks and punches. This co-star is one of the loudest and fastest talking on the silver
How can an action movie be without a hero? "Rush Hour" is no exception. It starts off in Hong Kong on the eve of the British handover of the Island colony to Mainland China. Detective Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) busts a smuggling operation in the harbor, recovering millions of dollars worth of Chinese art and historical artifacts from the criminal mastermind Juntao. Detective Lee reports to his superior Consul Han during a celebratory dinner in honor of his new position as American Consul to the U.S. for the new government. Upon arriving in America, Consul Han's daughter, Soo Yung a little cutie who is the love of Chan's life, is kidnapped and held for ransom. The Chinese government calls Chan in to help find the girl, much to the chagrin of the FBI, which asks the LAPD for a stooge to baby-sit this Chinese cop and keep him away from the real case. They want nothing to do with Lee so they sucker the LA Police Department's biggest oddball-Detective James Carter into babysitting the explosive martial artist. Carter's excited about working with the Bureau, but not about spending the majority of his time keeping Lee away from the action. The constant bickering and animosity between Carter and Lee creates more confusion than help, until the two men grudgingly decide to work together, outside of the official investigation. However, no matter how much they get on each other's nerves, they really do like each other although neither one will be the first to admit it. Together, they emerge as heroes to fight off the powerful Chinese underworld villains and rescue the little girl. All and all, "Rush Hour" is a very humorous action-packed movie. It succeeds because the characters overcome their differences, f
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