Third Hour

Look, this is a review that doesn't need to be written. You don't have to read this to know whether you will like Rush Hour 3. Do you like Jackie Chan goofing around and kicking butt? Do you enjoy seeing Chris Tucker getting outrageous? Did you like the other Rush Hours? You already know the answer.

In this episode, the ambassador's daughter, Soo Yung, is in trouble again and this time the trail points to France. Soo Yung in the explosives belt taunting her captor to "Push the button!" was my favorite part of Rush Hour 1, so it was nice to see her all grown up.

Going to France gives the movie a little freshness, some openness and a chance at a whole new set of ethnic stereotypes to mock. So along with outrageous slurs against blacks and Asians, we get a French cabdriver who thinks Americans are stupid and violent (they hold a gun to his head to disprove this), but secretly wants to be one. This gag actually has a great payoff.

Of course, the most inflexible racial stereotype gives away the villain the first time you meet him. As in all Hong Kong action movies, the leader of the bad guys is the genteel, white-haired Anglo.

In conclusion: Bring out Rush Hour 4!