Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

When the daughter of the Chinese consul in Los Angeles is kidnapped he wants his old friend Detective Inspector Lee, of the Hong Kong Police, to be part of the investigation. The FBI don't want him anywhere near their investigation so palm him off to the LAPD which in turn partners him with Detective James Carter, who has no current partner because he annoys everybody else in the department. Carter is initially pleased with the assignment but soon learns that he is just expected to babysit Lee and keep him away from the case; Lee is equally unimpressed and is determined that he must help find his friends daughter. Inevitably it isn't that long before the pair are investigating the case and the FBI are thinking they are getting in the way.This film's story is decent enough even if the big reveal about who is ultimately behind the kidnapping is rather spoilt for anybody who reads who is starring in the film at the start… anybody appearing third is surely not only going to have one brief scene in the opening minutes! That isn't much of a problem though; this is all about the laughs not the depth of the mystery. Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are a lot of fun in the lead roles; they provide lots of laughs and develop a good chemistry as the film progresses. The action is well choreographed, as one would expect from anything featuring Jackie Chan; it might not be as intense as that in his Hong Kong films but that is partly to give room to the fast talking Chris Tucker to provide more verbal laughs. Overall I found this to be a fun mix of action and comedy which manages to avoid the sort of offensive material that might put off many viewers.

I saw Max Landis talk about this movie on Twitter, but I didn't pay much attention to the conversation. My dad and I were looking for movies to watch on Netflix, and Rush Hour popped up. Since we wanted to watch an action comedy, it seemed perfect. Rush Hour is absolutely hilarious! Most of the comedy comes from the clash between two main characters. There are cultural and characteristic differences, which are so much fun and cause a lot of misunderstandings and unfortunate but hysterical situations.Rush Hour is definitely a thrilling action movie. It just happens to be predictable as well. You know what's going to happen, because you've seen tons of movies like this one. What makes that better is that you don't know how it's going to happen, so Rush Hour - and all the other movies such as this one - may still manage to surprise you by taking you to the predictable destination by different means than you expected. And usually no one expects action comedies to be completely unpredictable, even if the old, boring ways are annoying. Action comedies are fun, and the movie being fun and thrilling is more important than it being unpredictable and completely new.Hand to hand combat scenes are a pleasure to watch. They are well coordinated and the choreography is incredible. Most of that is because of Jackie Chan's wonderful talent.Not only is Jackie Chan talented, he's absolutely charming. I've only seen him in the Chinese movie The Twins Effect (or Vampire Effect) in a small role, and this is the first time I saw him playing a main character. Of course the character he plays - Lee - is a bit typical, but still delightful. Chris Tucker, on the other hand, played a really typical character when it comes to a black man in an action comedy, but I'd rather blame the director and writers than him. I've seen him before in Jackie Brown and that one David O. Russell movie I barely remember watching. Both characters are lovable and their chemistry works. Different characters would've made the movie a whole lot different.I definitely liked this movie. My dad already asked if we're going to watch the sequels. Damn right we are. I don't know if the stories will be as interesting, but I love the characters more, and it will be interesting to see how their chemistry works now that they know each other better in the sequels.

Rush Hour (1998): Dir: Brett Ratner / Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Elizabeth Pena, Tom Wilkinson, Ken Leung: Overrated action farce full of clichés. Title indicates my desire to leave the theatre before the presentation was over. Actually, it regards time and territory but unfortunately the plot is just an excuse for Chris Tucker to bad mouth people and for Jackie Chan to display incredible stunts. They investigate the kidnapping of a girl whom Chan is familiar with. What follows is an encore of wise cracks by Tucker and stunts by Chan. Directed by Brett Ratner with sets and locations that spark little enthusiasm. Ratner previously collaborated with Tucker with Money Talks. Chan and Tucker have an excellent chemistry together and it upholds the conclusion when they must work through crucial moments. This is a good thing since the rest of the film pretty much sucks. Supporting cast portray a host of stereotypes that are less interesting than the script their thrown within. Elizabeth Pena is featured, and Tom Wilkinson who is capable of better things than this. It exists as the umpteenth buddy flick and aside from the leads, this is hardly progressing forward. There have been examples where buddy films have worked even in the action genre but here only the two stars are left to support a lot of dead weight within a screenplay that cannot bare much. Score: 5 / 10

I love this movie. I didn't know how it would be at first. Because of the huge difference between Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. Well after watching it I realized that the two are perfect together. One is a serious cop who's only goal is to solve crimes that has been committed. While the other one is a cool, slick cop who likes women and having a good time. This is a movie I always have fun watching. Jackie Chan does the fighting, Chris Tucker does the talking. Chris Tucker was just hysterical and Jackie Chan was brilliant with his incredible stunts. If you want to see a brilliant action comedy, I recommend you get Rush Hour.