Merry Christmas one and all. Many thanks for all the reads, rates and comments - all are appreciated...
Merry Christmas one and all. Many thanks for all the reads, rates and comments - all are appreciated. An accountant by day and a random reviewer by night I am not a professional writer, nor do I have any ambitions to be I guess I am just opinionated.
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Written by Ross LaManna and Jeff Nathanson, and directed by Brett Ratner, Rush Hour 2 was the long awaited sequel that was released on 3 August 2001.
Story line
Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) is on vacation and heads out to the Far East where he plans to stay with Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) and take in the sights, fun and excitement that Hong Kong has to offer. Partying and women are the only things on his mind.
Unbeknown to Carter, Lee has a complex case to solve. Triad, and ex-cop, Ricky Tan () is thought to have blown up the American Embassy and killing two Americans in the process. In addition to this, Ricky Tan is in collusion with Steven Reign (), a Los Angeles crime lord, in a money laundering operation.
To add to the mix there is a power struggle within the Triads and Inspector Lee discovers something about Ricky Tan that personally affects him.
Other characters
As with the original film Jackie and Chris are the main characters, and there are loads of others.
Most of the other characters do not give memorable performance, or really stick out however there are two that does:
Hu Li(Ziyi Zang) is second in command of the Triad gang and answers to Ricky Tan. Her martial arts performances are great (although not up to the standard of Bruce Lee) and she does her own stunts. In addition to this I think she is absolutely gorgeous. For those of you that don’t know she also stars in “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon” and “Memoirs of a Geisha”.
Isabella Molina (Roselyn Sanchez) is a Los Angeles agent that is working undercover. She has managed to get in with the money launderers and is collecting the final pieces of evidence to close the assignment. Her final battle with Hu Li is fantastic and I have never seen one like it before, or since. The choreograph is great and it has everything.
My opinion
It took nearly 3 years for the sequel to Rush Hour to be released and when it was announced it was so hyped up by the media that there was no way that Rush Hour 2 could live up to it, or was there?
In my opinion this film exceeded all expectations (even my very high ones) and was one of the films of 2001 for me. It was right in the middle of the teen movie era, so this film made a refreshing change.
As with the first film the main story was nothing special, nor was it original or different but it didn’t matter that much. The Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker partnership was back and that is all that mattered. However, unlike the first film there are some twists and smaller side stories that adds to the overall film.
I think that Rush Hour 2 is better than the first, something that I did not think was possible at the time. The relationship between Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker had flourished and developed, and was better than in the first film. Despite this, there was still the language barrier (Jackie Chan’s English had improved but not to a great extent) but this is a plus side of this film.
Once again, there are loads of great (and classic) one-liners and memorable scenes. One scene that sticks out for me is when Carter is singing a karoke classic in a Triad club where he was told to “lay low and blend in”.
This film also contains the best woman fight of all time, where there is full body contact with no hair pulling or scratching in sight.
Bonus features
Like the original DVD this one comes complete with bonus features. Those of you that have read my other film reviews will know that I am not a great fan of bonus features and very seldom watch them. I did watch the bonus features of Rush Hour and I have also seen the bonus features of Rush Hour 2 (from start to finish) and I must admit that they are brilliant and I would definitely recommend watching them.
The bonus features include;
i) Out takes ii) Jackie Chan’s stunts iii) Deleted scenes iv) Extended scenes v) Much more
Price and availability
This DVD can be bought from many offline and online retailers, and since it is quite old it can be picked up for little money.
At the time of writing Rush Hour 2 can be bought for £3.99 (with free delivery) from Play.com. This is a bargain price and represents great value for money since it is a film that is easily watched over and over again.
Other
Run time – 90 minutes Certificate – 12 (cut) and 15 (uncut) 10 awards and 17 nominations
(Originally posted on Dooyoo under the name of Yackers1)
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