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Rush Hour: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
“Certified chaotic energy.”
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1998 · Action / Comedy / Crime
Rush Hour
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
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RELEASE DATE
1998
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Action / Comedy / Crime
PLOT SUMMARY
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
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r/movies · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 3.0k points
Unpopular opinion: Rush Hour is the most overrated film of the decade
Everyone praising the Rush Hour performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/criticalkino · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 1.6k points
Hot Take: Rush Hour's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Director clearly thought Rush Hour was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/flicks · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 3.0k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Rush Hour?
Honestly, Rush Hour would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/movies · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 0.9k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Rush Hour?
Look, I wanted to love Rush Hour. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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