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<blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 3061943" data-attributes="member: 5171">I liked Rush Hour. It didn't set the bar high, but it nailed what it wanted to nail -- a basic buddy cop movie that happened to star two non-white guys, which is actually pretty cool.What drove stakes of pain through my eyes was &quot;The Tuxedo&quot;, and what lit those stakes on fire was &quot;The Medallion&quot;. I like Jackie Chan being Jackie Chan. There are many other people I'd rather watch do wire-fu or bluescreen acting.(&quot;Tuxedo&quot; hurt so badly because it held such promise. Okay, wire-fu, but wow, the concept that the secret agent really IS nothing but the suit? Wow, that's a neat little subversive kick on... wait, what the heck is Jennifer Love Hewitt doing here? Why is she shouting, &quot;Front Attack One, Go!&quot; and then suddenly doing leg sweeps and shouting, &quot;Hey, I'm pretty good!&quot; for no reason? Why is she watching Jackie drop to what appears to be his death and agonizing over the RING that got pulled from her finger instead?&quot;Medallion&quot; was ten pounds of bad in a five-pound bag, but at least it had Claire Forlani. I have no idea if she can act, but she didn't actively attempt to destroy the entire premise of the movie.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="takyris, post: 3061943, member: 5171"] I liked [b]Rush Hour[/b]. It didn't set the bar high, but it nailed what it wanted to nail -- a basic buddy cop movie that happened to star two non-white guys, which is actually pretty cool. What drove stakes of pain through my eyes was "The Tuxedo", and what lit those stakes on fire was "The Medallion". I like Jackie Chan being Jackie Chan. There are many other people I'd rather watch do wire-fu or bluescreen acting. ("Tuxedo" hurt so badly because it held such promise. Okay, wire-fu, but wow, the concept that the secret agent really IS nothing but the suit? Wow, that's a neat little subversive kick on... wait, what the heck is Jennifer Love Hewitt doing here? Why is she shouting, "Front Attack One, Go!" and then suddenly doing leg sweeps and shouting, "Hey, I'm pretty good!" for no reason? Why is she watching Jackie drop to what appears to be his death and agonizing over the RING that got pulled from her finger instead? "Medallion" was ten pounds of bad in a five-pound bag, but at least it had Claire Forlani. I have no idea if she can act, but she didn't actively attempt to destroy the entire premise of the movie.) [/QUOTE]

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