Rush Hour 3 (2007)

I just had an adventure in watching Rush Hour 3 for the first time. It's the last of Jackie Chan's most successful American film series, and unfortunately the worst. Nonetheless, Rush Hour 3 provides just enough laughs and fun action to be an enjoyable watch.It follows the story of the attempted assassination of Ambassador Chan and the following chase of the Triads that did it, along with the protection of a woman with knowledge of the organisation's secrets by the Blackenese duo Lee and Carter. Chris Tucker is just as charismatically black as in the previous Rush Hour films and Jackie Chan is exactly the same as usual – we would expect no less and no more — and yes, charismatically is a new word, I'm basically Shakespeare. The pair isn't quite as hilarious as in former films, however, because they aren't helped by a slightly dry script. The jokes are less free-flowing and are often drowned out by some over- seriousness and the boring score – not quite the funky jams as in Rush Hour 1 and 2. Characters like Max von Sydow's Reynard add nothing to the film, him standing out as a boring and serious English man who causes the film to go too long without a joke. All he does is slowly walk around and talk loudly about things you're not interested in. Chris Tucker can sometimes be seen wincing in the corner in these scenes.The plot is at fault, too. It's not a plot that doesn't work, but it's one that is a little too convoluted for what should have been a stupid action comedy like the other two. Admittedly there was some shizzle going on in 2, but in this doohickey things just keep on happening that just make the plot more complicated than it needs to be and takes away from the comedy. I mean, Rush Hour isn't supposed to be James Bond. It's Rush Hour. The story barely matters. Rush Hour is about high-pitched jokes and ridiculous action. It should be kept simple, that's what I'm saying.It ain't no film-ruiner though. It's still the same ol' Rush Hour. It's full of action and great Jackie Chan stunts – if some fights can go on a little too long. Chris Tucker may be slightly chubby but most of his jokes are as funny as they are in the other two movies. There's something about the acting in the film, however, that seems slightly rusty in comparison to the last two movies. In fairness, I do view the other two as Godly beings, so maybe I'm biased to those two over this one. But honestly, there is something less amazing about the performances in Rush Hour 3.The score is super boring too, I would like to reiterate. About the only funk in the film comes at the start and the end, the result being the movie feels a little at loss of its personality. The camera-work is a bit odd, too. There are some ambitious shots here and there that simply don't need to be there, and the shaky cam just reminds me of Man of Steel (not a good thing).Nevertheless, all the negative things about Rush Hour 3 aren't really that negative. It still manages to be a pretty good action comedy flick with just enough Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker jokage to keep it at a relatively high quality among other films of its kind.

Rush Hour 3 isn't any worse or better than the first two, but I won't give it the same score as the first two. While the quality isn't any worse, this is getting tiring. Not the plot, not the thrilling action and astonishing fight scenes, but the humour. It's not as funny as it used to be and that's a shame. The story is way better than in the second, considering it's heavily tied to the first movie. There are interesting new characters played by interesting actors, like Hiroyuki Sanada and Yvan Attal. If you've written quite long reviews of the first two it's really hard trying to write something new about the third one. Everything that was good or bad is good or bad in this one as well - with the difference that some jokes are beginning to feel really tiring. First one is the best out of the three. Rush Hour 3 has better story than the second one though, since after seeing the third one, Rush Hour 2 feels distant considering few characters that are in the first and third but not in the second. First one feels most original, even if it is just a simple, entertaining action comedy.

Rush Hour 3 is a great movie with a well developed storyline and a terrific comedic cast.The movie certainly isn't as good as the first two Rush Hours but still a very funny film and of course action packed.Like the previous two,Chris Tucker is without a doubt the highlight,it is very rare in all three movies when a scene where he does most of the taking isn't hilarious,the scene with the nun communicating French to Tuckers character had me in stitches and is without a doubt one of my favourite scenes of all three movies.Rush Hour 3 is a great movie that I would recommend to anyone looking for a good comedy or action,and fans of the first two Rush Hours will most likely enjoy. The two mismatched policemen must hunt down Triad gangsters in Paris who are attempting to kidnap a French woman.Best Performance: Chris Tucker

Why must Producers milk a cow dry, till a franchise is worth less than a B-Movie? When movie makers decide to over drag a movie it makes you wonder why such a plague has been allowed to continue and no one has even bothered to search out a cure. It is never your place to tell a man what movie he will make or not, but we the fans can help matters by actually airing our views about such.My stand is that a movie like Rush Hour that pulled out an awesome combination of martial art action and comedy, should have been laid to rest after the release of Rush Hour 2 in 2001, the truth is movies like Mad Max, Die Hard and Lethal Weapon dragged for too long till the last movie made about the lead actor or actors ended up just being a mediocre, (Mad Max 3, Die Hard 5 and Lethal Weapon 4).Moving forward, the first Rush Hour was a form of a classic it pulled the stops and made sure that you the viewer will be laughing all the way to the bank, the second was just bull and watching the errors that the actors made during filming was more interesting to see than the movie itself. The worse thing about this movie I can remember is Zhang Jingchu who portrays Soo-Yung Ambassador Solon Han daughter, she was the worst thing to be seen on TV as she doesn't even have an idea what it means to be a convincing actor.Now the script is where the high jump bar lays, and how this movie failed to scale it, an assassination attempt by the Triads was on Ambassador Solon Han and Lee (Jackie Chan) was present at the shooting and he chased the culprit to the street till he finally caught with him only to discover it is a childhood friend.Chris Tucker was annoying this flick, and Jackie Chan was just not in form, making both look like they were forced to take the roles we are seeing them in. I don't get…? After such a bad performance, anybody will think the producers will now kill the franchise, but that is not to be as talks are circling around that a Rush Hour 4 can be done soon. I guess cash is now the motivation why this franchise is being continued; because as of now i have lost any interest I may have had to see a new Rush Hour.My conclusion is that, see Rush Hour 1 and 2, then stop this is nowhere worth viewing.www.lagsreviews.com