rush hour 2

when i first saw this in the theater i loved it- it was so fresh and new! all these years later though, its not so fresh and its not so new. much of it still holds up pretty well, the action is still fun (thanks to the always great jackie chan), some of the humor holds up, but the problem is that chris tucker's brand of humor gets very grading after a while. his character is so ignorant and racist that borders on offensive. oh, and that voice! i don't think there is any actor alive who is more annoying! the story picks up from where the first movie left off- with the guys on their way to hong kong for a vacation. we see tucker trying to have some fun, but chan is back on duty trying to track down the triad drug syndicate. the story eventually leads them to las vegas where everything picks up and the humor level is cranked up. the chemistry between chan and tucker is certainly strong, you can tell that they get a kick out of each other, even though they obviously get on each other's nerves. fortunately, there is very little pop culture references, so it's not as dated as many other movies from that time are (well, except for the slang tucker uses which is very dated). i'm a bit mixed on this film, i dont know if i'm being to generous with it because i really like chan and enjoyed this one when it came out, or if i am being harsh on it because i dont really care for tucker. i guess we'll just call it a draw.