I always find
myself laughing hard while watching this film because the scenes, acting, and
martial arts are so well-done that I just have to give this movie the respect
it deserves as a great buddy-cop movie that everyone should see.
The movie does a
brief introduction of all the leads, and then the pace picks up. The speed at
which it carries on is so impressive that I never believed it could keep up—but
it did. Brett Ratner, the director, was on top of the situation, and the blend of
Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan was masterful.
The plot has its
holes. Some of the situations these two get out of are eyebrow-raising, not to
mention how they manage not to get killed. These are things you must try to
overlook while watching because that’s the only way you can truly enjoy this
movie.
The movie starts
in Hong Kong, where Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) recovers some priceless
historical treasures. After the recovery, the Chinese Consul, Solon Han, moves
to America. While there, his daughter is kidnapped by a known Hong Kong crime
lord, Juntao. The Chinese Consul asks Inspector Lee to come to America to aid
the FBI in the investigation and recovery of his daughter.
Detective James
Carter (Chris Tucker) is an LAPD cop who finds it hard to do anything right. As
a form of punishment, his captain loans him to the FBI to babysit Lee and keep
him out of their way. But selfish Carter wants to solve the crime, and so does Lee.
Together, they do all they can to recover the Chinese Consul’s daughter.
Much of what
they do seems like they’re moving one step forward and two steps back, but in
the end, it all pays off.
Rush Hour 1 was
a hit and well-received. The combination of both actors (Chan and Tucker) made
the news, as everyone loved the mix, and in the end, it made the movie a box
office hit.
Later on, two
sequels were made, with Chan and Tucker reprising their roles as Inspector Lee
and Detective Carter, respectively. We get to see them take on other crime
lords and cause major chaos wherever they go.
Rush Hour is
a fine film from the 90s that, even if you watch it now, will still have you
laughing hard. The movie came out the same year as Lethal Weapon 4, which
also starred martial arts actor Jet Li.
So, for me, as Lethal Weapon stopped, these two picked up where it left off and are keeping the buddy-cop flame burning.
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