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Rush Hour

The fastest hands in the East meet the biggest mouth in the West.

1998 · 1h 37m · PG-13 Action, Comedy, Crime
Directed by Brett Ratner

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Overview

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

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61%
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Rotten

The contrast between Tucker's motormouth and Chan's man of few words should be funnier, but the plot -- which is cliched without quite becoming self-reflexive -- and the uneven pace dampen most of their moments.

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Much of the best dialogue, you suspect, was improvised by Tucker and Chan, who seem truly taken with each other and make a delightful, ordinary-extraordinary pair.

Charlotte O'Sullivan, Time Out
Fresh

Rush Hour is a righteous title for an action comedy, and that's only the beginning.

Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

Rush Hour effectively teams Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in a formulaic but funny action comedy that should please fans of both stars.

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

A kick-happy buddy film!

Janet Maslin, New York Times

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