The fastest hands in the East teams up again with the biggest mouth in the West.
As detectives James Carter (Chris Tucker) and Lee (Jackie Chan) become increasingly tangled in a criminal conspiracy involving a deadly triad, the non-stop adventure takes them on a journey from Hong Kong to Los Angeles and Las Vegas where they must use all of their talents to trap one of the world's most feared gangsters.
Also starring Chris Penn as Clive, Don Cheadle, Wong Fei, Alan King, John Lone, Roselyn Sanchez as Isebella Molina, Stephen Sable and Zhang Ziyi. Written by Jim Kouf and Jeff Nathanson, directed by Brett Ratner.
Special Agent Matti
There's also a piquant irony when someone using terrorist tactics blows up a USA embassy, raining debris down onto the passing public. You wouldn't believe how many films are being changed or cancelled because of that World Trade Centre/Pentagon thing (See Bad company, Big trouble, Collateral damage, Domestic disturbance, Men in black 2, Jackie Chan's own Nosebleed, Phone booth, Spider-man, Spy game and View from the top). I am aware that some people's sensibilities may be in a delicate state at the current point in time, but it's wrong to pretend that the attacks didn't happen or that art should be censored because of life. Delay the opening a month or so and let people deal with reality. Hiding the truth is wrong no matter what the reason.
Stand by for Rush hour 3, coming in 2005.
M (Medium level violence, sexual references)
90 minutes (1:30 hours)
Film: 24 September 2001 - Queensland, Victoria
Film: 27 September 2001 - New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia
DVD retail: 20 February 2002