Such a frustrating disappointment

Pretty Good

Perfect cast and a good story

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Lee and Carter head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders. Rush Hour 3 has the same energy of the previous 2 installments plus both Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker once again are amazing and their chemistry is insane. Hiroyuki Sanada is also great as Lee's evil brother and Max von Sydow's character and his twist in the end was pretty good and the best scene in the entire film was easily the Mi and Yu scene that entire scene was freaking hilarious. Rush Hour III is a total blast of adventure and laughs. (10/10)

Rush Hour (1998) and Rush Hour 2 (2001) both proved to be extremely successful with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan matching up to stop major crime bosses. Then its third installment in the franchise slowed,... going into a dormant sleep. Almost paralleling its release dates to that of The Mummy (1999) series, Rush Hour 3 (2007) was released a little over half a decade later. And no doubt did it perform well no matter what critic disliked it. To be honest though, this is still a very entertaining sequel. However, it's also becoming apparent that this duo's story is starting to repeat itself.Rush Hour (1998) took place in America, Rush Hour 2 (2001) took place in Hong Kong. Now, our heroes end up traveling to Paris France, not for a vacation though. This time, Lee's (Jackie Chan) past comes back to haunt him, when a childhood friend, Kenji (Hiroyuki Sanada) kidnaps Soo Young, the girl he and Carter (Chris Tucker) rescued from the original film as ransom for something important in return. The thing to be returned to Kenji isn't explicitly described until halfway through the film and by that particular time, it doesn't feel as clearly put as it should. Jeff Nathanson's screenplay does work but everything pertaining to the plot feels skimmed over to the point of just having our cop duo perform action sequences.That's not to say that the action sequences don't entertain though. Who doesn't enjoy sword fights, hand-to-hand combat and gunshots? It's a mix of all three types of violence. Still, even with it being the third entry, the action is still energetic and comical at points too. Nathanson's script preserved the funny dialog that made the last two funny for this as well. It is strange though because sometimes it feels like some gags were repeated. For example, when Tucker's character mistakes an Asian man's name between "Yu" and "You". Wasn't that done already? Nonetheless, it is funny but recycling also means that the fresh and creative ideas are beginning to fade, like its plot. Thankfully, Nathanson introduced a minor new character that helped make interactions funny and that was the cab driver George (Yvan Attal). Although at first, I'm not sure if his dialog was supposed to represent a certain group or just being crass, but over time he does have his moments. It's also strange because it felt like Carter and Lee and even George could get away with even more chaos and trouble than usual than having to face the authorities. Are they that untouchable? Also, story line wise, the ending felt too soon. It did end with closure but only for its main characters and nobody else. Ummm for a trilogy, shouldn't it be tied up a little neater than this?The cinematography by J. Michael Muro looked good. Considering that it took place mainly in Paris (at least the real shots), it looked good. Seeing a European city is always a different viewing experience. Instead of always seeing tar, now there's stone roads and other types of street terrain that normally Americans don't drive by. Veteran composer Lalo Schifrin's score works at being as frantic as the action scenes are and replicate the correct emotion being portrayed on screen. You would think though after two other successful installments, he would've come up with some type of main theme by now. A way of making memorable characters even more memorable is by giving them a catchy theme. With all this, it is still good fun though.It's plot just feels like a reason to see Carter and Lee again, but then again who wouldn't? Rush Hour 3 feels recycled but it still is fun to watch.

I've watched this movie several times now, and I'm surprised that every time my impression of it changes. First time I saw it, I liked it. Second time I saw it, I liked it. Third time I saw it, I don't know. It's well made, but I guess what gets me is Carter's character. It seems that it's dumbed down too much on purpose. Asides from that, the movie was A okay. It's a very interesting mixture of international stars. It has elements of Jackie Chan movie, and if this is any indication, it will be a movie that would be a joy to watch 30 years from now.

Rush hour 3 is 3rd best film in the series.as Jackie Chan & Chris tucker are back for action/comedy to entertain the audience.this one is low on action & starts serious from the beginning .this time lee,s past comes back to him,after an assassination attempt on the ambassador Han. now lee and James carter must find out who's behind it. as action goes to Paris with loads of bad guys coming after them .the jokes in this film are hilarious specially the he is me & i am you scene.but why Brett Ratner deleted some good scenes he should have left it there like the elevator one where the lady speaks in french.& an alternative ending was good.anyway rush hour 3 is a great fun film.i cant wait for rush hour 4.my rating is 10/10 must see