Rush Hour 2 (DVD 2001)

The fastest hands in the east returns with the biggest mouth in the west in the box office smash Rush Hour 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1998 blockbuster action comedy that grossed over $250 million worldwide.

Cheif inspector Lee of the Royal Hong Kong Police (Jackie Chan) and LAPD detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) arrive in Hong Kong for a vacation.
Armed with his Chinese-English dictionary, Carter is looking forward to a much needed rest and to sampling some of the city's many exotic delights...
But Lee, the ever-dedicated policeman, continues with his duties, frustrating Carter.
No sooner do they arrive, than they are confronted with the biggest case of their careers, a money smuggling ring that is producing and shipping millions of high-grade counterfeit U.S dollar bills....

Prepare for a second rush...

Very good, slightly less funny/entertaining than the first, but still a good sequel.

I'd like to say that Rush Hour 2 is simply an uninspired rehash of the original, but the fact of the matter is that it's just too much fun to slander like that. This entertaining, if not formulaic, sequel reunites Jackie Chan as straight-laced Chinese Inspector Lee with loud-mouthed Chris Tucker as LAPD detective James Carter. This time, Lee and Carter team up to bust a counterfeiting ring masterminded by affluent criminal Ricky Tan, played by John Lone. Their adventures take them around the world, from China to Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

The East-meets-West culture clashes and comedic action sequences are still in place, and Chan and Tucker continue to be one of the silver screen's funniest odd couples. Even when assaulting each other with racial slurs (Tucker threatens, "I will bitchslap you back to Beijing," with Chan later retorting, "I will bitchslap you back to Africa"), it still comes across as good natured fun between pals. The first leg of the movie, set in China, finds Tucker on vacation and prowling around looking for a good time. The best comic moments here are at his expense, as he walks around with a Chinese-English dictionary, only to constantly say the wrong things. (In one scene, he addresses an entire crowd, and Chan explains, "You just asked them to take out their samurai swords...and shave your butt!")

Meanwhile, a number of fight scenes bearing Jackie Chan's signature style scattered throughout the movie keep the pace steady. Chan and Tucker brawl with thugs and guards in a variety of settings, including a Chinese massage parlor, an abandoned warehouse, and a Las Vegas casino. Audiences first get a chance to murmur in amazement when Chan quickly busts out his trademark move of running up a wall with superhuman agility. What follows is his engaging brand of slapstick kung-fu, with outrageous choreography involving towels, trashcans, casino chips, and anything else the combatants can get their hands on.

Aside from Alan King playing an uninteresting and foolish criminal who gets snuffed like a bug (Alan King? Shouldn't he be doing standup with Bob Hope?), the supporting cast is solid: John Lone exudes modern-day, high class tyranny as lead villain Ricky Tan; Roselyn Sanchez, winner of the 1994 Miss American Petite crown, adds sauce to the movie as a sexy undercover agent; Don Cheadle is funny in a small role as a shifty thug who learned his kung-fu in the hood and runs a Chinese/Soul Food restaurant to cover an illegal gambling operation; and Ziyi Zhang of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon fame is cute and dangerous as a little psychopath out to make a name for herself in the Chinese criminal underworld. Zhang spends most of the film speaking Chinese, muttering all of three English words, two of which are, "Some apple?" This is a good thing since she doesn't speak much English in real life, and belting out too many broken phrases might have gutted the menace of her character. As a bonus, she has a great Moby Dick/Captain Ahab sort of chemistry with Tucker, always surfacing to taunt him and remind him of his previous ass-whipping. Count how many times she kicks him in the face--it's hilarious!

On the downside, fans may be annoyed at just how blatantly some of the material in Rush Hour 2 has been lifted from the first installment. Some moments come off as an endearing send-up (such as the opening scene where Tucker screws around with Chan's Beach Boys mix, only to be reprimanded, "Don't ever touch a Chinese man's

The fastest hands in the East and the biggest mouth in the West join forces once more in this tepid sequel-by-numbers.

Detective Inspector Lee (Chan) and Detective James Carter of the LAPD (Tucker) are both in Hong Kong when terrorists bomb the US Embassy. Lee fingers cunning Triad chief Ricky Tan (John Lone) and his deadly henchwoman Hu Li (Zhang Ziyi) as the most likely suspects.

So he organises a surveillance operation on the pair, dragging Carter along for the ride. The officers discover that Tan and billionaire tycoon Steven Reign (King) are involved in an international money laundering operation.

Joining forces with undercover Secret Service agent Isabella Molina (Sanchez), Lee and Carter initiate a daring plan to bring down Tan's evil empire.

Rush Hour 2 presumes audience familiarity with the original film, and in particular the characters and their relationships.

If you haven't seen the first Rush Hour, then some of the jokes will mean nothing at all; those that do will barely incite a chuckle.

Fisticuffs and kung fu acrobatics are disappointingly thin on the ground. In the space of 90 minutes, the pic delivers just four set-pieces and a couple of minor skirmishes.

As a result, there's quite a lot of downtime in which screenwriter Jeff Nathanson feels compelled to contrive the odd twist (glaringly obvious) or play scenes for laughs.

Many of the gags sound frighteningly familiar and there's a very real sense that much of Rush Hour 2 has been recycled from its predecessor. Chan's exuberance and natural charm are usually such a winning combination; here, he is incredibly subdued.

The actor noticeably demonstrates much more good humour and spirit in the hilarious out-takes during the end credits. Tucker is just as annoying and brash the second time around, grandstanding whenever the script allows, and Ziyi, who was so luminous in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, slums it as a two-dimensional villainess. Hardly the most auspicious start to her Hollywood career.

I love the film and every where i have looked it was so dear, also it was in brilliant condition and have watched it loads.

This is a great film chris tucker is really really funny with jackie in the second adventure, Sum amazing stunts performed by jackie chan. A good film that can be watched by the whole family over and over. A good star cast and an easy to follow storyline.

This is the best of the Rush Hour's.Better than number 1.A scene to look out for is the comical speach Chris Rock gives whilest in the casino.

Brilliant Movie, the best Rush Hour out of the trilogy, Chris Rock work perfect together!! One you can watch over and over again without having seen Rush Hour 1....Chris Rock definately gives you belly laughs : )

Great DVD arrived quickly I'm delighted with purchase and wouldnt hesitate to use ebay again. Can't believe purchase was made so easily..

the film stars jackie chan and chris tucker its the second outing for the boys when they are holidaying in jackie chan home town they find they got a case to solve about bombing. fake bank notes. and a group of triads. the film is good cant wait now to see number three good one guys and dolls

If you haven't seen any of the Rush Hour movies best you buy or rent them now.
Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker are at there best. Don't forget to watch the outtakes my fav bit "Dam he wont be in Rush Hour 3" Have now seen three. Can't wait till they make 4.

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i got this film as i had number one and three and i enjoy the film as u get good laughs and the family enjoyed the film also its a film u can watch again

This film was excellent and i throughally enjoyed it, i know have watch rush hour 3 and i would recommend them to all!!!

What a great combination a two brilliant actors who equally play the main role. The story line is great and scene's are fantastic. Great comedy movie and loved by all ages! Worth a buy!

we have bean looking for this dvd for a long time and was glad when i got it know just got to get the last dvd in the set

Cris Tucker and Jackie Chan. A very funny film following from the original rush hour. A good buy and a good watch!!

I think this is a top movie although i don't think it compares to the first one.
Love to see all the chase scenes though as these reall make the film.
When you watch it witch surround sound speakers and a wide-screen tv it really does have great visual and sound effects!!!
8/10

What do you like/love, or hate/dislike about it?

I loved the manderin/chinese Culture and there Language weather it was cantonese or manderin i was cool

Why did you decide to buy it?

I the action in the movie

Not as good as the first one but alot more happens in this. As chris tucker takes what he thinks is going to be a vacation to go to where jackie chan lives, but jackie has other ideas that soon turns to more mischief for them. It is just as funny as the first one.