Review of Rush Hour 2 (2001) by Aodhan R — 28 Feb 2015

Rush Hour 2 exceeds expectations of a sequel, which turns out to be a major action-packed hit!

Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker return as the humourous cop duo, Hong Kong Inspector Lee and L.A.P.D Detective Carter. The sequel takes the duo to Hong Kong, supposedly on vacation, until they find themselves in the midgst of an investigation, which begans with the murders of two American agents and a subsequent, immediate investigation, in which Lee and Carter attempt to solve a counterfieting scam.

The villains are different, but similar to those of the original - underdevelopd, limited screen time, and you wonder throughout who the primary villains really are. The following also lacks any presence of recurring cast members or characters from the orignal, except Chan and Carter. I'm guessing the possibility of getting other cast members to return, would affect the scheduling of production and the deadline, and maybe a higher budget before release.

Nevertheless, Rush Hour 2 is a massive improvement over it's predecessor - and it's clearly observant to the audience - which features more wit and humourous, loud mouth jokes from Tucker, as he walks around Hong Kong off duty, and fast-paced action from one of our favourite Kung Fu masters Jackie Chan, and the humour and the action is far superior than its predecessor - which almost seems like a more action-packed Die Hard sequel.