Rush Hour 1998

Critics score:
60 / 100

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Janet Maslin, New York Times: A kick-happy buddy film! Read more

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader: The contrast between Tucker's motormouth and Chan's man of few words should be funnier, but the plot -- which is cliched without quite becoming self-reflexive -- and the uneven pace dampen most of their moments. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Rush Hour effectively teams Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in a formulaic but funny action comedy that should please fans of both stars. Read more

Entertainment Weekly: Tucker's sole focus, a la Groucho Marx, is on what's directly in front of him - and that attitude only reinforces the cruddiness of a vehicle like Rush Hour. The film isn't worth giving a damn about either. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Read more

David Denby, New York Magazine/Vulture: The movie is no more than a well-produced confection designed for quick payoff in the big cities, but it's pretty consistently funny. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: As Chan moved from Hong Kong to Hollywood, something got lost in the translation. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker make an entertaining team! Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: Hollywood calculation can't match the primitive eager-to-please quality that made those Hong Kong films refreshing; they were appealing because they were so free of irony. Read more

Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: Rush Hour is a righteous title for an action comedy, and that's only the beginning. Read more

Charlotte O'Sullivan, Time Out: Much of the best dialogue, you suspect, was improvised by Tucker and Chan, who seem truly taken with each other and make a delightful, ordinary-extraordinary pair. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: Raucously entertaining! Read more