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Summary: Definitely not one of Jackie Chan's better movies.
Review: I watched this one over the weekend based on a second-hand recommendation that "this is actually a pretty good movie." Not so. I have seen most of the films Jackie Chan has made over the past ten years or so, and normally I find them to be fun and entertaining. This one, on the other hand, qualified only marginally in either category.Jackie plays Jimmy Tong, a humble taxi driver turned chauffeur for the suave Clark Devlin. Devlin is a "James Bond" type of high tech spy equipped with all sorts of amazing gadgetry, not the least of which is a tuxedo which essentially "takes control" of the wearer's neurological system to perform all manner of untrained actions, from acrobatics and ballroom dancing to martial arts and rifle marksmanship, with a host of other functions in between. Devlin's task to is to thwart the maniacal villain (whose name escapes me, but is of no consequence in any event) whose plan is to get filthy rich by cornering the world water market. He proposes to do this by contaminating all known freshwater reservoirs with a deadly bacteria that causes hyper-dehydration and leaves its victims a dry, brittle shell. This makes for some rather disturbing death scenes at various points in the movie. As the head of a major bottled water company, the bad guy and his partners would stand to make megabucks until the problem is cleared up. Devlin is doing his best to make sure this doesn't come to pass, but is incapacitated in an assassination attempt. Jimmy Tong (Chan) takes his place (and the tuxedo) to become an impromptu super-spy. He gets partnered with a rookie female agent, the lovely Del Blaine (how unexpected!). Together they bungle their way through the mission, with Del making liberal use of her womanly wiles, and somehow, against all odds and the known laws of physics, manage to stop the bad guy. Along the way, there are plenty of action sequences in the typical Jackie Chan style, replete with humor but frankly leaning a little too much toward slapstick. Needless to say, Jackie plies his martial arts skills in several scenes, but not with the same eye-catching, how-in-the-world-did-he-do-that effect that he normally manages. In short, I thought this one was less than riveting, not very suspenseful, with shallow humor and too much predictability. One of the few redeeming virtues was a cameo appearance by James Brown. Other than that, though, this film has very little to recommend it. Not likely to rent this one again soon -- or ever.
Rating: 
Summary: DEFINITELY BETTER THAN ''SHANGHAI NOON''
Review: A CHAUFFEUR [JACKIE CHAN] GETS HOLD OF A SPECIAL TUXEDO THAT TRANSFORMS HIM INTO A SUPERHERO. NOT AS GOOD AS SOME OF JACKIE'S OTHER MOVIES, BUT IT'S AN ALRIGHT MOVIE. IT DOES HAVE SOME FUNNY MOMENTS FROM JACKIE CHAN AND JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS REALLY BAD ABOUT THIS MOVIE IS ITS VILLAINS, WHO ARE UNDENIABLY CORNY. I MUST SAY THAT JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT LOOKS BETTER THAN EVER. BUT ANYWAY, I GUESS THIS IS AN OK MOVIE. BUT, IT MIGHT NOT APPEAL TO MOST JACKIE CHAN FANS.
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Summary: I liked it!
Review: I enjoyed this movie. It made me laugh. It's no masterpiece, it's not a serious super-spy movie, but the plot doesn't completely fall apart and it does what it sets out to do... elicit a few laughs and entertain for a couple hours.
Rating: 
Summary: WOW!
Review: Here's the plot of the film: "It's about a suit that fights." WOW! AMAZING! Mindboggling!! Seriously! Jackie Chan has fallen off notches from his usual acting course, since he's now acting in Hollywood. In fact, as of to date, Jackie Chan is perhaps the worst martial arts actor out now! Even worse than Steven Seagal! The plots to his most recent films don't even make much sense at all! (The Medallion, Shanghai Noon/Knights) Please! If you're looking for a decent action packed Jackie Chan film, get "Drunken Master" (skip the sequel) or any of his movies before "Rush Hour." It's just a sorry sight to see such a great actor fall off this horribly!!
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Summary: they ruined Jackie Chan
Review: this movie ruined Chan. he wasnt good at all, his character was likable but the movie went nowhere, oh, wow, a tuxedo, if you put it on you get superhuman super powers, what a croc and in the mix Jennifer Love Hewitt who is so [***] and annoying that she ruins the whole thing. didnt go nowhere,just sat there in the closet and didnt move. its a toilet flusher, is what it is. dont expect to see any action from Jackie Chan because he was used with special computer, thingys. horribly made and directed. my god!!!
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Summary: Well, it did have a fun beginning.
Review: When it comes to pure charisma, the only Hong Kong actor who matches with Jackie Chan is Chow Yun-Fat (who is, overall, probably a better actor). What is it about Chan that appeals to so many people? It's not only that he does all his stunts for real, but he seems like a natural, care-free, fun-loving kind of guy. In every film he's been in, you can't help but notice his enthusiasm, even when he's starring in crap. And thus we segue to The Tuxedo, a sort-of spy spoof which Chan stars as Jimmy Tong, a reckless taxi driver with a crush on a woman working in an art exhibition. Because of his top-notch driving skills, he's hired as Clark Devlin's (Jason Isaacs) personal driver. Devlin is one suave fellow, with a fine tuxedo to boot, but he falls into a coma after an incident involving an explosive. Tong, as his good friend and employee, feels obligated to find out what happened to his boss so he dresses himself in Devlin's tuxedo, which apparently enables the wearer superhuman ability and agility. Posing as Devlin, Tong partners with a secret agent named Del Blaine (Jennifer Love Hewitt) to expose a crime to poison the world's water supply. For a good twenty or so minutes, the film is actually pretty enjoyable fluff, with a cool car "chase," which is really just Chan driving real fast, but fun to watch, nonetheless. However, once Hewitt is introduced as Chan's partner, the whole thing goes downhill with mindless blather about water. It seems the villain intends to poison the world's water supply so that only his bottled water is safe. Utter stupidity of the plan aside (poison water, ecosystem...dead, anyone?), it's just not the kind of set-up we want for a Chan flick. This isn't the first film he's posed as a secret agent (see the far superior First Strike or Who am I?) but this time around, it ultimately drags the picture down. For one thing, the film's most interesting character isn't Chan, it's Isaacs' Clark Devlin, who really is a cool and suave individual (Isaac himself has always been a very underrated actor). Chan is his enthusiastic self as usual, but when it comes to performing nifty stunts, forget it, the stuff here looks too manipulated, which entirely defeats the charm of watching Jackie Chan take on countless opponents. The humor isn't very good, either, with relentlessly predictable jokes ("nice rack") and an astonishingly digressive segment involving Chan performing like James Brown, which is cringe-worthy, to say the least. Last, and possibly least, there's Jennifer Love Hewitt, who's a fairly pretty actress and as far as genuine talent goes...well, I've seen much worse (Denise Richards, I'm looking at you). But here, she's just annoying, called on by the script to do nothing but whine and complain. Worse yet, the movie never even opts to give us a good cleavage shot, which might have made the more annoying bits bearable. As far as story goes, the plot is lame, the villains make zero impression, and the gadgets...well, the tuxedo IS the gadget and it's not a very impressive one, at that. For superior martial arts entertainment, check out First Strike or Who am I?
* 1/2 out of *****
Rating:
Summary: Worst Chan Film Ever
Review: I'm not one to judge certain aspects of a Jackie Chan film such as story, dilogue, or character development. In all honesty, it doesn't matter in Chan films as long as the action is cool and the movie is entertaining. But I'm sorry to say this(well not really) but even my man Jackie Chan couldn't save this movie. Come on people, Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewit? Who's idea was this? There is really nothing good about this movie. The action was nothing but special effects, the jokes were cheesey, the photography was horrible, and even the outtakes weren't funny. The only reason I gave it one star is because 0 wasn't availible. Jennifer Love Hewit was probably the most annoying character I've seen in a long time which is too bad because she's a good actress. One of the biggest problems with this movie is that it actually could have been cool if (1) Get a better sidekick, (2) Get a regular Joe instead of one of the best action stars in the world, and (3) get a MUCH better script. Trust me, unless you are the most hard core Jackie Chan fan on the planet, you might want to skip this one.
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Summary: Wires?! Say it isn't so.
Review: Well, Jackie's getting on in years, and in order for him to wow audiences with his ridiculous skills, I suppose directors feel the need to stick him in a suspension harness and make him fly. I can't stand to see Jackie on suspension cables any more than I can stand to see Jennifer Love-Hewitt attempting martial arts. Although Jackie's movies are not known for being heady philosophical treatises or marked by fabulous dialogue, I found the writing and directing sub-par even for his movies. I didn't find this movie funny or exciting. It's perhaps one of Jackie's worst of the last 5 years.
Rating: 
Summary: The Tuxedo
Review: This is a very different movie from jackie Chan's previous 2 (Shanghai noon & shanghai nights) but is still very amusing if you are a fan of jackie. well worth the look
Rating:
Summary: Fun and stylish
Review: Almost in keeping with the Mask, here we have a Tuxedo that gives the wearer super powers! Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt are cast well and provide for lots of laughs! Through his own admission, Jackie has taken a lot of beating and can't keep doing the action packed semi-martial arts flix! That's okay, this comedy suits him well! The best scene is where Jackie does a James Brown Sex Machine routine!
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