Rush Hour 3 (2007)

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Jeff Nathanson (written by)
Ross LaManna (characters)

Release Date:

10 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

This summer they're kicking it in Paris bigger time then ever

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Bloopers During Credits | Tai Chi Sword | Shaved Head | Card Game | Paris France

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Chris Tucker	...	Detective James Carter
Jackie Chan	...	Chief Inspector Lee
Max von Sydow	...	Varden Reynard
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Kenji
Yvan Attal	...	George
Youki Kudoh	...	Dragon Lady
Noémie Lenoir	...	Genevieve (as Noemie Lenoir)
Jingchu Zhang	...	Soo Yung (as Zhang Jingchu)
Tzi Ma	...	Ambassador Han
Dana Ivey	...	Sister Agnes
Henry O	...	Master Yu (as Henry O.)
Mia Tyler	...	Marsha
Michael Chow	...	Chinese Foreign Minister
David Niven Jr.	...	British Foreign Minister
Oanh Nguyen	...	Mi

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of action violence, sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | French | Mandarin | Japanese

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43601) | Ireland:12A | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Malaysia:U | Norway:11 | France:U | Singapore:NC-16 | Denmark:11 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Taiwan:PG-12 | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | UK:12A | China:(Banned) | Finland:K-13 | Germany:12 | Canada:G (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

This is Roman Polanski's first role in an American film in fifteen years (since Back in the U.S.S.R. (1992), an American-Japanese production in 1992), and only his second role in an American film in the past 33 years (since Chinatown (1974)).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the traffic directing scene, the Mercedes hits a Monte Carlo, but in subsequent chase scenes, there is no damage to the Mercedes.

Quotes:

George: The truth is I am a driver. Nothing more. This is my destiny. I will never know what it's like to be an american, never know what it feelss like to kill with no reason.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Do Me, Baby

Chan is excellent! Tucker is hilarious!

I wasn't expecting much walking into the theater. I mean, since it took them six long years to come out with the third installment, you'd think that this time around, the series has pretty much run out of energy. Plus, all of the bad reviews that I read before seeing it, didn't exactly make me feel that I was going to be impressed.

On the contrary, I was surprised by the performances of both Chan and Tucker. The story is fun, the characters are interesting, the comedy is sharp, and the action sequences are well done.

It was fun to watch the interplay between Tucker and Chan. Tucker being the outrageous, loud, and amusing Detective James Carter. And Chan, the straight-laced, 'good guy' Inspector Lee. The charisma is still there, just like it was since the first Rush Hour movie. This one seems to have plenty of more laughs and an even more exiting climax towards the end of the movie than the previous two. I definitely recommend seeing 'Rush Hour 3', for the comedy and action elements, and especially for fans of the series like myself.