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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamThis good-natured comedy is set off by the high spirits of its stars.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt's the kind of copycat movie that becomes original through its cast and treatment.
- 70VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonA frankly formulaic but raucously entertaining action comedy.
- 60The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinAt regular intervals the film stops short for similiarly nifty Chan choreography, letting the star flip, swivel, scamper up walls and hurl large objects with his feet.
- 60Film ThreatRon WellsFilm ThreatRon WellsThe stunts are great but they make sense and don't blow the sense of reality of the whole movie.
- 60L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertL.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn DumpertThe problem with Rush Hour is that the film isn’t a partnership, it’s a Chris Tucker movie with Chan as straight man.
- 60SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorThe movie seems to proceed from somebody's notion that it would be hilarious to see a black guy and a Chinese guy working together.
- 50Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanA misbegotten marriage of sweet and sour.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe crime story here is lazily constructed, mostly an excuse for the give-and-take between Tucker and Chan, which is shrill and raucous without being especially clever.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe two characters barely even have a relationship; they're a union of demographics--the "urban" market meets the slapstick-action market.