When the daughter of the Chinese consul in Los Angeles is kidnapped he wants his old friend Detective Inspector Lee, of the Hong Kong Police, to be part of the investigation. The FBI don't want him anywhere near their investigation so palm him off to the LAPD which in turn partners him with Detective James Carter, who has no current partner because he annoys everybody else in the department. Carter is initially pleased with the assignment but soon learns that he is just expected to babysit Lee and keep him away from the case; Lee is equally unimpressed and is determined that he must help find his friends daughter. Inevitably it isn't that long before the pair are investigating the case and the FBI are thinking they are getting in the way.This film's story is decent enough even if the big reveal about who is ultimately behind the kidnapping is rather spoilt for anybody who reads who is starring in the film at the start… anybody appearing third is surely not only going to have one brief scene in the opening minutes! That isn't much of a problem though; this is all about the laughs not the depth of the mystery. Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are a lot of fun in the lead roles; they provide lots of laughs and develop a good chemistry as the film progresses. The action is well choreographed, as one would expect from anything featuring Jackie Chan; it might not be as intense as that in his Hong Kong films but that is partly to give room to the fast talking Chris Tucker to provide more verbal laughs. Overall I found this to be a fun mix of action and comedy which manages to avoid the sort of offensive material that might put off many viewers.

This movie is amazing. I love it. I love watching Jackie Chan's movies. He is the best actor in the world. He good at martial arts and very funny. He always act in dangerous situations. I can take the eyes of the screen. It is so incredible. I want to see him in other movies. So that I can see with my friends. Rush Hour is fast, funny and Fantastic. It is 2 hours of non stop entertainment. I have seen the sequel, No where near the Classic. Jackie Chan is amazing as the martial arts expert cop from Hong Kong. Chris Tucker is Hilarious as the fast talking cop from America. What happens when two people like this meet, Excitement and entertainment. This is Jackie's Best Hollywood Movie. I have seen a few Chris Tucker movie, this is his Best performance. I hope the third in the series will entertain as the First. If you have not seen this movie, then i recommend this movie. A great action comedy movie for all type of audience to enjoy. One of the best cop buddy movies since Lethal Weapon.

When I watched this film for the first time on VHS, I didn't like it at first because of the script and characters does not match. Then I realised and started to like it after watched it again and again, it's action/comedy film and it's not like Lethal Weapon. Chris is so funny and Jackie is a brilliant action star.Before this film released, when I was in school and told my friends about Jackie's martial art films and no-one were interested to hear and never heard of him because he's Chinese. Now, million of people likes him and enjoy to watch his old movies like Police Story Part 1- 5, Young Master, Drunken Master and many more, and oh yeah, classic Project A!! It's my first favourite American comedy film ever.

Chris Tucker makes this film. Although Jackie Chan is amazing, Chris Tucker is the real star, a real 'brother' with heaps of attitude and some of the funniest lines in film history. this video was the soundtrack to the summer of 2000. Tucker and Chan really seem to have enjoyed themselves, and they sort of live up to the American stereotype of a cop duo. Jackie's moves are beautifully choreographed and make it look simple, but every move is timed to perfection, making this look like a ballet rather than a dangerous fight with millions of Dollars worth of vase. Chris is also very good as loud mouthed Carter, who really does want to help Lee, but wants to be noticed by the FBI, and others around him. Great fight scenes make this a great film. The fights are superb, and also comical. The two cops (Chan and Tucker) are complete opposites of each other. Tucker has a quick mouth, Chan has quick hands.Probably the main reason for this films huge success is the brilliant teaming of Jackie Chan and the hilarious Chris Tucker. The fastest hands in the east, meet the biggest mouth in the west. Thus giving the audience exactly the right amounts of both action (mainly from Chan) and comedy (mainly from Tucker), and therefore providing for every type of audience. However, once Chan gets a chance to show us what he can do I'm more than happy.Overall rating: 9 out of 10.