Rush Hour
Film199898 min

Rush Hour

Taste attributes: actioncomedycrimedetectivemafia/gangstermartial artsfasttried & testedunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

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"The Fastest Hands in the East Meet the Biggest Mouth in the West."

Boxlist takeVery fast and heightened: an unsentimental crime comedy, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

No single trait stands out; it is a broad fit.

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jackie ChanChris TuckerKen LeungTom WilkinsonTzi Ma

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1998
Runtime
98 min
Status
Released
Studio
Roger Birnbaum Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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