PerfectlyTurbulent

Sucked. There’s definitely no eloquent way to put that. From beginning to the end, this movie never even attempted to be going for anything other than a quick buck on a 3rd installment of a trilogy that was mediocre at best.

Many scenes fell right off the mountain of plausibility, and if it weren’t for the few funny moments throughout the film I may have considered asking for a refund on the grounds of psychological damage.

In one scene and Tucker and Chan are facing off against a group of Chinese Triad assassins inside a hospital, but mysteriously there are absolutely no patients, no doctors, no nurses, no staff whatsoever on this previously bustling hospital wing. It takes away from the entire scene when you’re taken out of the movie thinking, “Huh? Wait a minute”.

The truly funny moments and witty jokes are few and very far between in this film and the acting is sub par throughout. Jackie Chan provides some highlights as always with his lightning quick reflexes and maneuvers, but its clear he’s nearly too old for performing at the breakneck pace we’re used to.

There’s an entertaining fight scene with Chan on what is supposed to be the Eiffel Tower but the background during the action looks like something out of the 80s movie, Tron, than Paris, France.

I took my 13yr old brother with me to this one and between my eye rolling and moaning he still had a blast so for the kids this 86 minute action-comedy hits the target. For those of you in the thinking population, I’d wait for the release on TBS in about 3 years right before Rush Hour 4 is released.

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