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Article: FILM REVIEW: 'Rush Hour 3:' for Chris Tucker fans only

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Andy Franks
University Wire
08-16-2007
(Daily Forty-Niner) (U-WIRE) LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The Hollywood studios set out to make the summer of 2007 the definitive year for some of their most lucrative franchises. Called "the year of the three-quels," 2007 stamped out some big names in the film industry -- "Spider-Man," "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Ocean's Eleven," among others, all went out with a bang this year. "Rush Hour 3" catches us at the curtails of the summer season, but you definitely won't see people lining up for the midnight show.

In "Rush Hour 3," returning stars Chris Tucker as Detective James Carter and Jackie Chan as Chief Inspector Lee reunite in Los Angeles, where Carter ...

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