bob the happy bastard 's quickie review : rush hour
so what 's the problem with 48 hours clones these days ?
they always try for the same thing that eddie murphy and nick nolte had .
that was the problem that plagued these clones , not to mention the actual sequel : another 48 hours , a complete waste of film .
but , at last , someone has a different take on the matter ,
and it 's director brett rainer .
rush hour features jackie chan in his first u . s .
action movie , playing a chinese detective who 's being flown to the us to investigate the kidnapping of the chinese consulate 's daughter .
of course , the fbi is upset that he 'll be interfering in their investigation , and stick him with an lapd office with a big mouth- of course , that 's chris tucker .
what makes rush hour work so damn well is the chemistry between the energetic chan and the absolutely hilarious tucker .
tucker mouths off to chan at every given opportunity
( " i 'm michael jackson , you tito . " ) , and chan delivers a few zingers of his own , as well as some terrific fight scenes .
the story 's pretty much your average fare , but with a decent twist involving the main villain , a highly clouded figure named jun tao .
at least it 's entertaining , and the concept is excellently realized .
a particular fight scene in a chinese office , where chan and tucker duke it out with the bad guys , is funny and energetic at the same time .
and the finale 's a real treat
as well .
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chan delivers yet another fantastic stunt for the fans with a 10-story drop .
rush hour is just the sort of film you 'll get a kick out of on any night of the week .
just make sure you do n't look for anything culturally different and you 'll be fine- drunken master ii this ai n't .
yet another fantastic stunt the chemistry between the energetic chan and the absolutely hilarious tucker at last , someone has a different take on the matter some terrific fight scenes funny and energetic at the same time just the sort of film you 'll get a kick out of on any night of the week it 's entertaining , and the concept is excellently realized a real treat work so damn well