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www.reelingreviews.com - : When Consul Han leaves Hong Kong to take over the Chinese Consulate in LA, his eleven year old daughter loses her best friend and bodyguard Detective Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan). To make matters worse, the criminal element that've plagued Lee in Hong Kong follow Han to LA and kidnap his daughter. Han calls for Lee to assist in the investigation, but the FBI don't want a foreignor butting in, so they call on the LAPD to get someone to divert Lee's attentions. The LAPD is only happy to rid themselves of hotshot Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker, ''The Fifth Element'') and a new buddy cop duo is born in ''Rush Hour.'' more...
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www.ram.org - : The plot has more substance than most Jackie Chan movies: James Carter (Chris Tucker) is an LAPD detective with a penchant for dancing Michael Jackson-style while blowing up blocks of buildings. This gets him into trouble with his sergeant who, at the request of the FBI, assigns him to a case where he ends up being a nurse maid to Lee (Chan), a Chinese detective who has just broken up a huge smuggling ring in Hong Kong. The FBI want Carter and Lee to not interfere with the investigation of the kidnapping of the Chinese Consul's daughter, but Lee and Carter do do anyway, in their own charismatic manner. In the end, the two triumph when the FBI fail. more...
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