Things get personal as Lee’s father’s friend is linked in the explosion and the movie becomes more of an action film with bits of humour sprinkled in for good measure.
While on vacation on Hong Kong after the events of the first film, they are called back to LA to investigate an explosion. Tucker and Jackie Chan play the formulaic roles of a buddy cop movie but with a unique spin. Chris Tucker brings his own brand of verbal comedy of a much lighter nature. But these American movies apply a different kind of comedy than Jackie’s physical humour. The second part in the massively popular action trilogy of the Rush Hour films, this one is a perfect amalgamation of comedy and martial arts that are Jackie Chan’s signature. While Jackie Chan has said that he doesn’t particularly like his American work or understand American humour, this movie is a joyride to say the least. The film features many easter eggs and nods to genre tropes like Jackie Chan’s character’s name Chon Wang sounding similar to John Wayne (an iconic actor most popular for his westerns). The film is a brilliant juxtaposition of martial arts and westerns and amplifies the comedic and action talents of Jackie Chan with the boyish charm of Owen Wilson. Here he meets Roy O’Bannon (played by Owen Wilson) who is an outlaw who is forced by circumstances to help Jackie. In ‘Shanghai Noon’ Jackie Chan plays a Chinese imperial guard who comes to the American Wild West to retrieve the Princess.
In his Hollywood career, Jackie Chan has been part of two iconic comedic duos with Chris Tucker in the Rush Hour series and with Owen Wilson in the Shanghai Trilogy. Read More: Best Elizabeth Olsen Movies 9. This is a great time at the movies with a few tear-jerking moments spread throughout to balance the fun action-comedy. The film has unbelievable stunts from more complicated scenes like one that takes place on a working roller coaster, to simple yet impressive things like Jackie Chan jumping down AC units without a safety harness. It follows Jackie Chan and Louis Koo as robbers who kidnap a baby for money but end up developing a bond that puts them in a difficult situation. A lot of Jackie Chan purists have pointed out that the major American films that he worked on are missing the Jackie Chan magic present in his early Hong Kong films. For us mere mortals, it is impossible to imagine being involved in physical activities of any kind but Jackie Chan, at the age of 52 performed astounding stunts in this hit film.