Rush Hour 3 (2007)

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.

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers:

Jeff Nathanson, Ross LaManna (characters)

Stars:

Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, Max von Sydow

8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Tucker	...	Carter
Jackie Chan	...	Lee
Max von Sydow	...	Reynard
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Kenji
Yvan Attal	...	George
Yûki Kudô	...	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

Storyline

After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Inspector Lee and Detective Carter are back in action as they head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United Nations authority, but his personal struggles with a Chinese criminal mastermind named Kenji, which reveals that it's Lee's long-lost...brother. But their race will take them across the city, from the depths of the Paris underground to the breathtaking heights of the Eiffel Tower, as they fight to outrun the world's most deadly criminals and save the day.

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Plot Keywords:

triad | ambassador | assassination | chinese | punched in the face | 

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Taglines:

The Rush Is On!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Films [France] New Line Cinema [United States]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English French Japanese Mandarin Latin

Release Date:

10 August 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gas do daske 3

Filming Locations:

Craven Estate - 430 Madeline Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$140,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,731,998 (UK) (10 August 2007)

Gross:

$140,080,850 (USA) (2 November 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Roger Birnbaum Productions, Arthur Sarkissian Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Roman Polanski was a fan of the first two Rush Hour movies. When it was learned that this film is set in Paris, he asked the producers and Brett Ratner whether they can give him a small role to appear. They happily complied with his wish.

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Goofs

When going into the restaurant in the Eiffel Tower, it is not possible for a taxi to drop you off at the door - there is no traffic allowed under the tower.

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Quotes

Detective James Carter: Well, for your information, I'm part Chinese now. That's right, Lee. For the last three years, I have studied the ancient teachings of Buddha, earning two black belts in Wu Shu martial arts, spending every afternoon the Hong Kong Massage parlor. I'm half Chinese, baby!
Chief Inspector Lee: If you're half Chinese, I'm half black. I'm your brother and I'm fly. You down with that, Snoopy? That's dope, innit?
Detective James Carter: Sorry, Lee. You can't be black. There's a height requirement.

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes from the film play during the end credits.

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Connections

References Mortal Kombat (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Let It Go"
Written by Keyshia Cole, Missy Elliot & Kimberly Jones
Performed by Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliot & Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones
Produced by Missy Elliot

User Reviews

Quite entertaining and very fun to watch

I wasn't expecting much from this movie, I decided to see this movie with my friends.

Boy, this movie surpass my expectation (my expectation were low...say at the level of Scary Movie 3 and 4 at best). So anyway, you've got your B level action-comedy movie and it does it quite well.

Jackie Chan (Who plays as Lee) acts well as usual (have some problem for pronouncing things but I didn't mind that) and Chris Tucker is still hilarious and he's still loud as ever. The jokes were great and I had my shares of laughs and chuckles, the only problem I have with the comedy is that sometime they try to stretch it far to much and you're ending up saying "We get it already", but the comedy succeed quite well. The action scene were always a thrill and the car chase was very fun (there was a bit of laughter in the theater).

There's a lot more comedy (which some jokes were cheesy) in this movie than action, but in the end I didn't mind, I still felt entertained and happy to spend my 15$ in this movie.

So this is the end of my simple review, go watch this movie with low expectation and in a mood for some good laughter and action and you'll enjoy it. I give it 7/10, it's not amazing but it's still quite entertaining and worth your money.