Rush Hour 3'

Runtime: 90min 47secs
Tagline: This summer they're kicking it in Paris.
Directed by: Brett Ratner
Screenplay by: Jeff Nathanson
Characters by: Ross LeManna

Plot Outline:
Three years after the end of Rush Hour 2, Carter (Chris Tucker) is no longer a detective, but a traffic guard on the streets of Los Angeles. Lee (Jackie Chan) is now the bodyguard for his friend Ambassador Han, the former Consul from the first film. However, there is a rift between them as Lee is still upset at Carter about an incident in New York City where Carter shot (not fatally) Lee's then-girlfriend, which led to their breakup.

During the World Criminal Court discussions, as the Ambassador addresses the importance to fight the Triad and gets shot. Lee pursues the assassin and eventually corners him, discovering that the assassin is his godbrother, Kenji. When Lee hesitates to shoot Kenji, Carter shows up driving towards the two, Kenji escapes. Further explosions, murder attempts & investigation leads them to Paris.

Cue, the stereotypical Frenchman jokes ..

Overall Impressions:
Well, what can I say? If you've seen the prior Rush Hour films, you've seen this one. Without a doubt it holds as the inferior of the three. It literally is Rush Hour in France, but surely you can't be going in expecting any more than this anyway. So, in that sense it's actually not bad. It has many laugh out loud jokes. It has many ass-kicking stunts and action scenes. It does seem to lack some flow between them, but for 90 minutes it doesn't really give you time to get bored. Plus Lee and Carter leave the scene dancing to War like they did in the first film.

More than anything the film reminds you that the films preceeding were really quite good. If you're merely killing 90 minutes, it's an enjoyable ride, but given the choice, there are better films showing at the moment.