Rush Hour

Although the humour doesn't really land with me, the action was tight and the plot gripping enough to distract. Their chemistry is gold here, everything about Lee and Carter oozes genre-defining buddy-cop perfection. But at the end of the day, it's kind of forgettable to me. I really don't understand how this is cemented as such a classic, when other movies like it, while maybe not reaching the same heights as Rush Hour, stick with you better after watching. Maybe it's the pacing, Rush Hour moves so fast it barely gives you a moment to breathe, let alone feel anything (ironic then, that the name is Rush Hour :P) The stakes never quite register emotionally because the film is too busy rushing you to the next set piece. Chan's action is undeniably addictive to watch, and Tucker's energy is infectious, but together they paper over what is ultimately a pretty thin story. It's a fun watch. I won't take that away from it. But fun and timeless aren't the same thing, and I think the passage of time is slowly making that distinction harder to ignore Rush Hour coasts on charm alone, and charm, it turns out, has a shorter shelf life than craft. Also Jackie Chan says the N-Word lol I can't not mention that