Rush Hour 2 is an American 2001 martial arts buddy cop action film and the sequel to the 1998 film Rush Hour. Rush Hour 2 follows Chief Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan), and L.A.P.D. Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker), as they go on vacation in Hong Kong. Rush Hour 2 takes place 3 days after the events of the first film. Lee and Carter are going to have fun, but as soon as they realize that the Triads are involved in a counterfeiting scam they can't walk away. Directed by Brett Ratner, Rush Hour 2 marks the best film in his career. Brett Ratner did everything right in this film. Rush Hour 2 was made on a budget of $90,000,000 and the film grossed $347,425,832 worldwide, making it the biggest success financially in the series. Rush Hour 2 is another buddy cop masterpiece and my personal favorite of the Rush Hour film series. Brett Ratner's best. 10/10.

I have to say that I viewed the first RUSH HOUR movie as a typically average comedy, but I'm pleased to say that the sequel takes a no-nonsense approach to the action and as such is ten times better. Chan and Tucker are back and far more settled in their roles, particular Tucker who manages to be consistently funny here despite his OTT acting and outrageous dialogue. Chan is funny, too, and particular excellent in the frenetic fight and stunt sequences. To of my favourite moments involve him running up a diagonal bamboo pole and sliding effortlessly through a tiny little hole in a grille; these are classic Chan moments and fans of the actor will lap it up.The fast-moving plot involves a bunch of smugglers and a sexy undercover agent, played by Roselyn Sanchez with relish (perhaps a new Bond girl in the making?). Veteran John Lone (M. BUTTERFLY, and looking better than ever here) shares the criminal duties with newcomer Zhang Ziyi. The resulting pair presents plenty of sparky ego-action and acid dialogue, with Chan and Tucker on the receiving end at most points. The fight scenes take place in massage parlours, boats and there's plenty of fun to be had with parcel bombs and familiar supporting faces in the cast (Kenneth Tsang from THE KILLER, the judge guy from Ghostbusters II and a hilarious Don Cheadle to name but three). The denouement, in a Las Vegas casino, is absolutely brilliant, as Jackie infiltrates the hideout whilst Tucker proves an able diversion by his anti-racism speech at the blackjack table. A fine end to what is a very light and irrelevant, but nevertheless hugely FUN, movie.

If you loved the first Rush Hour, you will love this one as well. This is an action pack movie with Jackie Chan's amazing stunt work and Chris Tucker's amazing comedic presence. This is a very very funny and entertaining movie. Movie also stars Roselyn Sanchez, and the gorgeous Zhang Ziyi of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon fame as a crazed assassin. Zhang is great in this movie and some of the action scenes are amazing as well as funny. The story doesn't matter because basically it's this - Carter talks funny to somebody while Lee is distracted, it then all kicks off and Lee does lots of fancy moves, it then moves to a different location and the pattern repeats again. Essentially that's it - but it doesn't matter, it worked the first time and it works again here. The story is better than the first film's, although the twists don't work as well as they think they do.The main improvement since the first movie is that there's more fighting action. In RH Jackie Chan's fighting was toned down to make room for Tucker's comedy. In RH2 Chan is allowed to have much more action and the addition of Zhang Ziyi ups the ante all the more. Tucker still gets to do his big-mouthed comedy and have plenty of banter between him and Chan, be sexual with girls and fight. It's not breaking new ground but it's quite fun. Chan and Tucker are very good, mainly because they're having fun and comfortable with each other. Lone adds class and menace as Ricky Tan and Sanchez adds spice as the beautiful Isabella. The best addition is Zhang Ziyi - she doesn't have any character but she can certainly move! The cast also has very funny cameos from Don Cheadle and Jeremy Piven - adding laughs and class. The only problem with the film is that it is so very formulaic and is just a simple crowd pleaser. Some of the banter is a few steps off racism and much of Tucker's ogling is borderline sexism. However, it's all so very polished that you don't notice.Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

Rush Hour 2 (2001): Dir: Brett Ratner / Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Zhang Ziyi, Harris Yulin, John Lone: Mindless noise bent on capturing the same success as the first film, which in itself wasn't that good. A bomb goes off at the American Embassy killing two agents and Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are interrupted on their Hong Kong vacation to deal with it. They seek out a gang called the Triads whose leader is apparently responsible for the death of Chan's father. Director Brett Ratner effectively combines action and humour within a screenplay that presents absolutely no reason to bother with it. He previously made such films as Family Man and Money Talks as well the the first Rush Hour. This is just a time filling waste. Tucker is downright racist with foul mouth dialogue that recites every racial slur within reach. Chan is exhilarating with the stunts but that pretty much sums it up. He kicks ass and puts up with Tucker's bullshit. Zhang Ziyi is unfortunately flat as the villain and that is unfortunate since she gave an electrifying performance in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It presents the stunts but never a screenplay worth filming. It is the umpteenth buddy cop movie like many others seen every year. Some are well done while others, such as this one, just plainly suck. It is the kind of film that should be tossed into the ocean in hopes that it will sink to far to be found. Score: 2 / 10