Rush Hour 3 Review

Chris Rock and Jackie Chan are at it again. If you liked the first two, you'll probably like this one- it's of the same stock.

This film is about the World Criminal Court trying to track down a secret society of Chinese criminals. Throughout the film, the basest racial, sexual, and overall juvenile jokes you can possibly imagine make up about 90% of it. From teasing a fat girl, to a gigantic Chinese martial artist, to a nun having to translate a profanity filled interrogation, to desperate attempts to get laid repeatedly being thwarted, to a bad driver who goes from sour America-hating Frenchman to a red, white and blue flag waving fan, to (you guessed it) jokes about the respective ethnic backgrounds of the two stars, low brow humor is the #1 ingredient. If you like cheap laughs, this is the film for you. If you don't, don't waste your time.

The plot is incredibly unbelievable. That a secret society that has remained untouched by the law for centuries could be infiltrated by two cops who wouldn't know their asses from holes in the ground is questionable, and everything else beyond that is ludicrous. The predominant childish humor juxtaposed with the grave theme will have viewers bending over backwards trying to suspend disbelief. And combat is even more unbelievable- from masterful use of antique swords at a moments' notice to a female gangster who uses an Oriental fan mounted on daggers as a weapon (wouldn't a gun be much more efficient)?

But if "Rush Hour" has proven to be your type of movie, see it for yourself.