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Rush Hour 2
New Line Cinema

Rush Hour 2 reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 48 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.8 out of 10
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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for action violence, language and some sexual material

Starring Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Chris Penn, Don Cheadle, Roselyn Sanchez, and Alan King

In this sequel to 1998's blockbuster "Rush Hour," Detective James Carter (Tucker) once again teams up with Detective Lee (Chan) to trap one of the world's most feared gangsters.


GENRE(S): Crime  
WRITTEN BY: Ross LaManna (characters)
Jeff Nathanson
 
DIRECTED BY: Brett Ratner  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: December 11, 2001 
Video: December 11, 2001 
Theatrical: August 3, 2001 
RUNNING TIME: 88 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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80
Variety Robert Koehler
Superior sequel, which is the very model of the limber, transnational Hollywood action comedy.
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80
Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
Oy, it's such a pleasure that you'll be begging for Rush Hour 3.
80
Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Winds up being faster and funnier than the first time. Chan's acrobatic high jinks play strikingly off of Tucker's wiseass humor.
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75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold
A winning combination. By some bizarre quirk of star chemistry, their persona complement each other, the action scenes have comic flair and the movie is mindless fun.
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75
Miami Herald Charles Savage
Action and comedy are more impressive here than in the first film.
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75
Boston Globe Jay Carr
It hasn't got a brain in its body, but it's fun to watch.
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67
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Coarser, more hectic, more cheaply written sequel.
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63
Chicago Tribune Robert K. Elder
This sequel succeeds as a slightly convoluted, paint-by-the-numbers buddy/action comedy with fast, funny banter and well-choreographed fight scenes.
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63
USA Today Mike Clark
Except for its muddier than necessary photography, there aren't any surprises, which probably won't matter to the target audience.
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63
New York Daily News Jami Bernard
The co-stars genuinely like each other, and their pleasure is infectious.
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60
The New York Times Dana Stevens
The action and humor are enough to make an hour and a half pass quickly and pleasantly.
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60
Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Feels out of shape and self-satisfied, as if it knew it didn't have to try very hard.
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60
Washington Post Desson Thomson
Nothing more or less than a moneymaking encore. The story is functional. The performers assume their marks with almost flippant ease.
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50
Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
This action comedy transforms LAPD detective Chris Tucker from an intolerably annoying egotist into a practically lovable intolerably annoying egotist.
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50
Salon.com Charles Taylor
Chan is still one of the most amazing -- and one of the most charming -- physical performers the movies have given us.
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50
Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
If there's going to be a "Rush Hour 3," the filmmakers need more of the Ziyi/Sanchez women warriors to punch up the sagging cross-cultural buddy humor of the Chan-Tucker partnership.
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50
Washington Post Stephen Hunter
It's about half as much fun as the original.
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50
Time Richard Corliss
Until a vigorous climax, the action scenes have little punch.
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50
San Francisco Chronicle Wesley Morris
It's a fact that becomes riotously evident in the reel of outtakes that caps the picture and incites wonder about why no one thought to give us 90 minutes of those instead.
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40
Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
The movie is counterfeit too, a coarse imitation of a stylish star vehicle for stars who deserve the real thing.
40
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Should please undiscriminating fans. But it in no way improves on the clichéd formula.
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38
Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
Looks as if it were thrown together as carelessly as slum housing.
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38
New York Post Jonathan Foreman
The contrast between Chan's charm and physical prowess and Tucker's lack of same is even more dramatic in this tiresome, leaden sequel.
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38
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Tucker's scenes finally wear us down. How can a movie allow him to be so obnoxious and make no acknowledgment that his behavior is aberrant?
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30
New Times (L.A.) Robert Wilonsky
It's as light on its feet as a dead elephant. It's never clever or smart, nor is it terribly thrilling or engaging during its numerous fight sequences.
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30
Austin Chronicle Marrit Ingman
Summertime popcorn pictures don't get much goofier than this silly sequel, which is everything you'd expect and nothing you wouldn't.
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20
LA Weekly Ernest Hardy
The best parts of the movie occur during the outtakes, which are genuinely funny. The movie proper is insufferable.
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20
Village Voice Michael Atkinson
This movie doesn't just kill time but tortures it.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 40 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Elaine S. gave it a10:
I love Jackie Chan, and Chris Tucker. And together they are the unstoppable duo. A mix of action and comedy, made me cry with tears of laughter and sweat because of anxiousness.

Ethan R. gave it a9:
I know not why the critics gave this series such bad reviews, I believe that this is a classic. Though it did kind of mimic the basic plot of the first and followed some of the cop hero movie clichés it still gave me good laughs and contains many quotable lines. It is definitely one that is a must see if you haven't seen it yet, if you haven't you must live under an uncultural rock. not a joke on many Asian vs American references.

Jared C. gave it a6:
Same old, same old, this is a pointless but even dissapointly shorter than the first. I only laughed about twice. Not a funny movie, Bret Ratner needs some more practise. But for this, its okay.

Anson G. gave it a10:
Great action comedy movie.

Anthony S. gave it a10:
Great movie, very funny.

Lexe H. gave it a 9:
Awesome, this movie rox! Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker make a great team. Luved the comedy!

Saer A. gave it a 9:
Rush Hour 2 is very funny I really liked it!

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