Rating: 
Summary: Far better than it has any right to be
Review: As he continues to age Jackie Chan has made a solid career choice by moving into films that don't require the type of stunts used in say, Police Story. Teeming up with a charismatic co-star like Chris Tucker (Rush Hour) or Owen Wilson (Shanghai Noon) has proven that he can be a box office draw in the US. While still keeping the stunts fresh, having a solid co-star helped relieve some of the burden. So who thought of Jennifer Love-Hewitt? Chan and Love-Hewitt have little of the chemistry that the other two pairings had. They contrast more often than they compliment but the pairings in this film work in another fashion. There is a scene in the film where the two agents simultaneously try to seduce bottled water tycoon Diedrich Banning (Richie Coster) and his fiancé. They don't jibe well with each other but the chemistry is always between Chan or Love-Hewitt and whoever else is on the screen. That's why the film works.
The story starts with Jackie Chan as taxi driver Jimmy Tong. After proving his worth as a chauffeur by driving with reckless disregard for life through Manhattan, CSA agent Debi Mazar hires him to drive around James Bond-type fellow Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs). They bond and Devlin assures Chan that he can be as smooth as Devlin. Chan, being the every-man that he is in essentially all his films, plays down the compliments. An improbable attack on the two leaves Chan with directions from Devlin to wear his super-power-giving tuxedo. Chan then is paired with Jennifer Love-Hewitt to avert a diabolical scheme by Banning. Hijinks ensue.Chan's character is a fish-out-of-water as usual and as can be expected, his face is very emotive. Love-Hewitt is a cynical scientist always in the middle of a breast joke. Both of them either don't get that they're making fun of spy films or get it completely. The film parodies the spy genre by having an American super-agent with a British accent. It parodies it's own script ('That passes for humor around here."). The sophisticated villain is not beholden to aesthetic beauty, art or humor, but bring up bottled water and he is riveted. It's a film that doesn't take itself seriously and shouldn't. Whether intentional or not, this film follows the path of Last Action Hero and Scream and provides the most entertaining example of a genre film by parodying it.
Rating: 
Summary: Beneath him
Review: No one could love Jackie Chan more than I do - let's face it, the man is a brilliant comedian, physics-defying kung-fu master, and a genuine sweet guy. Also a man who is well aware of his own strengths, which has me scratching my head at his choice of The Tuxedo. (But I'll give him the benefit of the doubt - it couldn't have looked this bad on paper.) Jackie, of course, is charming as always, but even Jackie can't make a good movie of this abysmal mess. The idea in itself isn't too bad - it might have even worked, had the writing not been inane and the humor vulgar and completely tasteless. In the end, it's simply embarrassing to watch. One can't help but feel that Jackie Chan, in his infinite nice-ness, was taken advantage of. However, I give it two stars (instead of one) for the following reasons: 1. The unexpected pleasure of seeing Jason Isaacs playing a good guy - too bad his part was so small, and the scenes between Jason and Jackie were extremely limited, as they were the best part of the movie. 2. The blooper reel. Always a scream - no one does outtakes better than Jackie! After this gratingly bad movie, it is refreshing to see a reminder of why we fell in love with him in the first place. 3. Jackie's charm and presence, while not enough to make a bad movie good, are not completely wasted. He has some fine moments. Bottom line - for die-hard Jackie Chan fans who simply must see his every movie, by all means, rent it, watch it, and get it over with. For everyone else, you might as well not waste your time.
Rating: 
Summary: Jackie is still amazing in this lesser effort.
Review: Even a "bad" jackie chan is still a 3 Star - GOOD movie. I thought they over did the stupid brunette bit with J Love-Hewitt. She is, however, another reason to watch this movie. Other than some unrevealing nudity, this is mostly a family safe film, whose action will keep most peoples interest. The plot is a little tough to follow comfortably, until you seen the movie more than once. There is enough fun in the film for me to recommend it.
Rating:
Summary: Not that bad
Review: Critic Roger Ebert hated the Tuxedo because Jackie Chan doesn't do his own stunt work and relys on special effects. Yes that's true but Jackie Chan is a funny guy. Eventhough he's popular for doing his own stunts he doesn't need to do that in all his movies. The Tuxedo is a still a funny and entertaing movie. Although the action is bad the movie still works as a comedy and I liked Jackie Chan in it. Jason Issacs (The Patriot) is good as well as the secret agent Clarke Devlin and shows that he wouldn't be a bad choice for the next James Bond. Jennifer Love Hewitt has some fun as well and is cute although she can be a bit on the annoying side. The film is entertaining and funny even if the script is bad and the villain plans to unleast poiseness bugs that don't even exist.
Rating: 
Summary: Jakie can't fight?....but he sure can drive.!!!
Review: WOW! That is just about all I can say about that. Wonderful movie. Great plot, great hero, great sidekick, and definetely, great clothes. Let me set some of this movie up for you. Jackie Chan is a taxi cab driver, whose special abilities involve some pretty awesome driving techniques. One day he gets a woman in his cab that wants him to get across town before she puts on her makeup. Once he drops her off at her destination, he gets offered to drive around this man, who is a secret agent. Blah Blah Blah.....eventually he gets to put on this tuxedo, and he becomes this singing, dancing, karate kicking tough guy, whom we have all come to love from his previous films. I wasn't expecting too much from this movie, but I definetly was suprised. Jennifer Love Hewit....OMG...wow. Great Job at being the slightly younger...slightly sexier...slightly "slower" side kick, that makes her presence in this movie very well. Eat your heart out Robin..there is a new kick butt side kick in town.
Rating: 
Summary: A struggle to even finish watching!
Review: The Tuxedo is an example of horrid movie-making. There are no comedic aspects present in the film. There are few action scenes that stick to punches and kicks mostly. I've seen you kick stuff before Jackie, and this is just awful. There is nothing in this film that is cool. No characters, set designs, effects, comedy, action, or anything that makes a film good. I don't even understand why this movie was made.... 1 stars.
Rating:
Summary: For pure entertainment, forget plot and details
Review: *SYNOPSIS* ~ Jackie Chan plays Jimmy Tong, your average ordinary type of cab driver; though a talented 'speedy' driver, he still has his own problems, including a puppy love crush on a woman he can't even talk to! But things change drastically when a mysterious woman (Debi Mazar) offers him a job he simply cannot refuse. The job: chaffeuring for a Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs) with whom he isn't allowed to speak to! Fortunately, the two hit off and become good friends. But things of course aren't as they seem. Devlin is almost killed by an assassination attempt, Jimmy Tong is suddenly thrust into the espionage world with the beautiful but quick-tongued Del Blaine (Jennifer Love Hewitt) as a partner and the millionaire Diedrich Banning (Ritchie Coster) as the evil nemesis. And of course there's that tuxedo that Devlin tells Tong to wear... *PLOT* ~ All right, you've heard it all before. Your-average-ordinary-fellow is strangely pulled into a plot to save the world from the clutches of a man-who-plans-to-take-over-the-world-by-some-diabolical-means. And there's the beautiful-yet-acid-tongued-co-agent. You've heard it before? I'd be surprised if you haven't! The hollywood world certainly has used this basic plot numerous times. But the movie isn't all negative. The whole plot surrounding the 'tuxedo' is pretty cool! I mean, think about it! A suit you put on that can practically have you do ANYTHING! Fight, do gymnastics, dance, light a cigarette... you name it, the suit does it for you (think Inspector Gadget)! *ACTING* ~ Jackie Chan is as always sweet and charming to watch on the screen. The very first scene he appears in where he tries to talk to 'the girl of his dreams' is especially cute. And OF COURSE his fighting always pleases! It's my first time to see Jennifer Love Hewitt in any movie, and I thought she was pretty funny in "The Tuxedo". I especially loved her first 'fight' scene, she was simply hilarious! Plus she is equipped with one sassy attitude, she and Jackie Chan were quite a pair; he with his quiet and shy attitude, and she with her let's get the job done type of attitude. *FIGHTING* ~ If I were to explain my three stars for this movie, here it goes: one star for the charming duo of Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt, two stars for all the martial arts. Incredibly cool stuff, stuff you would expect from any Jackie Chan movies. I especially loved the fight with the very long rope while they were spying on Banning. Jackie Chan is quite a marvel since we all know that it's HIM, not the suit, that is actually doing all the fighting. Thumbs up Jackie Chan! *PG-13 RATING* ~ I can certainly assure you that the film is properly rated PG-13. The language is not too bad though there are some words of profanity sprinkled here and there. A lot less than there were in other Jackie Chan movies (Shanghai Noon, Rush Hour). The violence is also not too bad either, mostly martial arts violence. There were also two scenes which were a bit gross, parents be advised showing younger kids. But most of all, the sexual content was pretty strong. There was especially this one scene which I thought was totally unnecessary I thought, did nothing for the plot. Parents I must urge to watch before seeing with younger children. *OVERALL* ~ To wrap it up, "The Tuxedo" is something you can watch without paying too much attention to plot or detail. Just for pure enjoyment.
Rating:
Summary: Jackie is still amazing in this lesser effort.
Review: Even a "bad" jackie chan is still a 3 Star - GOOD movie. I thought they over did the stupid brunette bit with J Love-Hewitt. She is, however, another reason to watch this movie. Other than some unrevealing nudity, this is mostly a family safe film, whose action will keep most peoples interest. The plot is a little tough to follow comfortably, until you seen the movie more than once. There is enough fun in the film for me to recommend it.
Rating:
Summary: Weak and empty
Review: This movie is Jackie Chan's first major stumble of his career. The plot is good but it could really have been made into a great movie but is wasted on poor dialogue and a very weak script that falls apart early on in the movie. It's about a special technologically enhanced tuxedo which gives it's wearer extra fighting powers when activated. Sadly, the weak acting by everyone except Chan himself really ruins this movie. There are better movies to see. "Tuxedo" is one that is worth passing by.
Rating:
Summary: Decent but one of Chan's weaker films.
Review: One of my favorite actors of all time Jackie Chan brings forth another memorable movie entitled "The Tuxedo" which while not groundbreaking by any means, is still a lot of fun to watch and more of the eye-popping stunts that Chan pulls off with his movies. The movie itself movie can go off track in several places but the absolutely hilarious stunts that bring the laughs that Chan has brought forth for so many years are still as fun and hilarious as ever. Starring Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt, the movie is of a lowly chauffeur named Jimmy Tong who is called to duty on a top secret mission. He is assigned because Devlin (Jason Isaacs), a secret agent who was going after a dangerous international criminal, suffers a serious head injury after an explosion caused by a failed assassination attempt and temporarily retires and Jimmy Tong takes his place. Tong dons on a tuxedo but he discovers that this very tuxedo he is wearing, is laced with state of the art gadgets that give the wearer special fighting abilities. Jimmy Tong is assigned on a mission to foil the plans of a corporate madman whose plans are to infect the world's water supplies in order to muster up a massive fortune by forcing the public to buy bottled spring water. Now teaming up with The movie is enjoyable to a degree and the laughs are there to keep one watching but there are areas where it really starts to veer off. The script is weak in several places and Jennifer Love Hewitt's character comes off as rude, and snobby, all the reason she's there is for her character is to just give Tong really bad blood and yell and yell at him, ARRGGHH! It's incredibly annoying!! I can't stand her!! I'm just referring to Hewitt's character in the movie, not Hewitt herself of course. This would've been a much better movie if Tong worked alone on the mission. It's not so much that the script or plot were bad but they both could really have used a lot more development and it all comes off as lukewarm at best. The Cameo appearance by the Godfather of Soul James Brown was a really cool idea and the typical action sequences that Jackie Chan has brought us for so many years are so funny to watch (Watch when Tong bashed out a light bulb and caused sparks to fly, SO incredibly funny) but this movie doesn't add much to his legacy. This is a halfway decent movie but I feel that they could've done a much better job at it and is one of Chan's weaker movies I've seen from what I can remember. "The Tuxedo" is worth a look and worthy of renting but don't expect a whole h.e.l.l. of a lot out of it compared with "Rumble In The Bronx", the "Rush Hour" movies, or "Shanghai Knights" or "Shanghai Noon".
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