Rush Hour 2 (2001)
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A vacation in Hong Kong turns into a high-stakes international investigation for a pair of mismatched police partners.
The story
LAPD Detective James Carter and Hong Kong Police Force Chief Inspector Lee travel to Hong Kong for a vacation. Their trip is interrupted when a bomb at the US Consulate General kills two undercover agents. Lee is assigned to the case and discovers a connection to a Triad crime lord, Ricky Tan. The duo must navigate the complexities of a joint investigation involving the U.S. Secret Service and the Hong Kong Police Force while dealing with the personal stakes of the case and the dangers posed by the Triads.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
While in Hong Kong, Lee and Carter are forced into a brawl with Ricky Tan's bodyguards, leading to a chase where they are forced to flee while naked. After a series of complications involving the U.S. Secret Service and the loss of their initial leads, they travel to Los Angeles. There, they team up with an undercover agent, Isabella Molina, to investigate a billionaire, Steven Reign, who is laundering $100 million in counterfeit 'superdollars' through his Red Dragon Casino in Las Vegas. The investigation leads them to a confrontation with the Triad assassin Hu Li. In the climax at the casino, Lee and Carter face off against Ricky Tan. Lee eventually kills Ricky, avenging his father's death, while Carter defeats Hu Li. The film concludes with the pair heading to New York City to celebrate their success.
- First release year
- 2001
- Runtime (minutes)
- 90
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English; Cantonese; Mandarin
- Directors
- Brett Ratner
- Writers
- Jeff Nathanson · writer
- Cast and characters
- Jackie Chan · Chief Inspector Lee; Chris Tucker · Detective James Carter; Zhang Ziyi · Hu Li; Roselyn Sánchez · Agent Isabella Molina; John Lone · Ricky Tan; Alan King · Steven Reign; Harris Yulin · Special Agent-In-Charge Sterling; Kenneth Tsang · Captain Chin
- Genres
- action; comedy
- Themes
- Partnership; Justice; Family Legacy
- Tone and mood
- Action-packed; Comedic
- Premise and plot tags
- Buddy Cop; Action; Comedy; Martial Arts; Crime
- Franchise connections
- Rush Hour
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a significant commercial success, becoming one of the highest-grossing films in the franchise.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 50% · scale: percentage · review count: 127; Metacritic · score: 48 · scale: 100 · review count: 28
- Awards and nominations
- MTV Movie Award · Best Fight · Win; Teen Choice Award · Film-Choice Actor, Comedy · Win; Kids' Choice Award · Favorite Movie Actor for Tucker · Win; Kids' Choice Award · Favorite Male Butt Kicker for Chan · Win; Kids' Choice Award · Favorite Movie · Win
- Production trivia
- The film was the highest-grossing film in the franchise.; The score was composed by Lalo Schifrin.
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