Article: `Rush Hour 2': Predictable but fun

Why do movies like Rush Hour 2 exist? The same reason that a movie like the first Rush Hour exists. It is meant only to entertain a large group of people for a short amount of time and possibly milk some cash with a promise of a sequel.

Director Brett Ratner reteams with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan for the sequel to the smash action/comedy Rush Hour. I should also say that the plot from the first movie rejoins its coworkers but that may be a little harsh.

And when I say plot, I mean that there are bad guys, guns, explosions, Kung Fu, ethnic jokes, sexual jokes and endless supply of fast-talking.

What really carries the movies is the experimental and surprisingly fluid chemistry of Chan ...

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