Rush Hour 3 (2007)

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:

Triad | Assassination | Chinese | Sibling Rivalry | Knife Throwing

Awards:

7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 20	12:30 PM	HBO
Fri. Nov. 20	10:00 PM	HBO
Mon. Nov. 23	11:40 PM	HBO

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:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

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

Roselyn Sanchez does not reprise her role in this film, however her picture is shown when 'Jackie Chan' is on the plane to Paris.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the girls' car crashes in the alley while in pursuit of Kenji, the bullet holes in the windshield disappear.

Quotes:

Detective James Carter: Freeze, or I'll blow your ass cheeks off!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

Soundtrack:

Can Can

THE FINEST HOUR-Funnier and More Action-Packed Then It's Predeccessors, If Still As Cliché and Average

Rush Hour 3

2007 has been the year of the threquel, and at long last--after the ambitious excess of Spiderman 3, the lackluster of Shrek the Third, the love-it-or-hate-it logic to the Pirates finale, the return to glossy form of Ocean's 13, and the tense, engaging Bourne Ultimatum (which gave a great ultimatum to its own franchise)--we come to its end with the fun, campy adrenaline-rush (what a pun!) of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker re-teaming for "Rush Hour 3". But I guess if you want to get specific a third resident evil is on the way (ah!).

Part of the fun of the third "Rush Hour" film (and maybe what holds it back a little, but this isn't a big deal) is that it doesn't try and grow out of its comfortable niche; it sticks to what it knows we enjoy, and delivers. Chris Tucker is still an undiminished comedian of zany, unstoppable vocal fervor; as much as Jackie Chan is still a stoic engine of physical fury and the dead-pan humor to Tucker's rapid-fire, witty remarks. And as tried and dead as the buddy cop genre is, these two actors play off each other so well, with such great chemistry, that cliché seems alive and kicking.

All the other staples we want are present: great comedy routines (the "whose on first"-esquire bickering in the karate school is side-splitting), plenty of bickering between the main players Lee and Carter, and over-the-top action (really this is where the third installment flat-out destroys the first two; the final crescendo of martial arts, sword-play and shootouts atop the EiFel Tower is a masterfully choreographed and executed sequence). Brett Ratner may be a hack of a filmmaker (I will never forgive him for the third X-Men), but he knows how to have a good, relaxing and enjoyable time at the cinema when it comes to this: cornball fun mixing up belly laughs, cliché action elements,superbly staged chases and fights, and even tossing in a cameo from Roman Polanski.

I can't say there's much wrong with "Rush Hour 3"; I would be a liar to say I didn't get what I expected and enjoyed it. Sure, there's nothing very new here, but I don't want my clincher to the big summer blockbuster lineup to be any other way. Just casual, forget your hard day entertainment. 7/10

"I am Yu"-Rush Hour 3