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Summary: I felt taken to the cleaners.
Review: WE all have to grow up at some point. No way around it. Unfortunately Jackie Chan and his production team have seemingly not grasped this yet and have tried once more to have him play the young naive character who is thrust into glory. Sadly, his age showed, as did the fact that they worked very hard to cover diminishing physical skills with special effects. Worse still, his innate charm was masked by the erratic pacing of the film and the surprisingly annoying performance of Hewitt.
I hate to say it, I feel this was his worst film ever, surpassing Thunderbolt and those of the Lo Wei low budget era.
He deserverd better: better screenwriting; a better leading lady and a better chance to be himself as he is now.
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Summary: NOT a martial arts movie.
Review: This is a good comedy. Silly like austin powers. It is NOT a martial arts movie. It does not even resemble a martial arts movie.
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Summary: Not Great, but Interesting
Review: Ok.I do like how Jackie acts.
Sometimes Jackie can be funny !
But in the movie he is not funny
the role of funny is Jennifer Love Hewwit
shes Awesome!
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Summary: Aqualavista baby
Review: If I remember correctly thats the first line of dialoge in this movie. Hence the 90 minute travesty that follows. Jackie Chan has been trying so hard to make a dent in the American Movie Industry. I know that they will never give him the artistic freedom of his Hong Kong films to truly display a film of Chan callibur. (Although Shanghai Knights though is an exception those chan scenes are right on top with some of his best films)
So here comes The Tuxedo an interesting Plot that could have been used so much more to chans advantage then disadvantage. In the beginning he's a cab driver with a soul patch (lol) and his friend cab driver is pretty funny. The whole movie shoulda been about those two. Chan becomes a limo driver for a spy, heck those two had so much chemistry it shoulda been about those two. After two missed chances for greatness they end up sticking Chan with the ever annoying, untalented, unlikeable, Jennifer Love Hewitt. Why team him up with a character who just yells at him and makes him feel bad? Who wants to see someone stomping on the oh so loveable Jackie Chan? Not me. She was a disaster as a 'side kick' for chan. Only Michelle Yeoh or Zhang Zi Yi are worthy to co-star with Chan as prove in previous films with him. The fight scenes are turned into [junk]because they use some (not all) but some special effects to enhance chan. ENHANCE CHAN? The man is alreayd a super human. He doesn't need a computer to pull off an incredible stunt or martial arts manuever. Not that this Director had ANY idea how to film chans fight scenes where we barely saw his full body at any given moment. Jackie needs to direct his own movie, if they can't give you one, make one for yourself Jackie. He has directed some of his best films.
Go see Shanghai Knights though that was really incredible.
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Summary: Good Laugh
Review: O.k so this is not your usual entertaining blend of comedy and martial arts wizardry from the Chan man. However the movie is still worth collecting as it delivers the Jackie Chan brand of comedy that diverts one from reality even if for a while. There's enough action but not the sort that would appeal to die hard martial arts fans. Nevertheless the film should be judged on it's own merit as Jackie made it clear that he had wanted to do something different this time around. If viewed objectively the movie is entertaining and worth the effort.
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Summary: Chan almost at his best.
Review: this movie is funny and charming inevery way. the action in this movie was the only dissapointment. but the comedy makes up for it. i reccomend this movie to people who think jackie chan is funny. jennifer love hewitt looks really good too.
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Summary: The Tuxedo (2002)
Review: Yes I know this film doesn't capture eye-boggling stunts or nail bitting fight scenes but it is still very good and that the plot is the usual: an evil villan who posions the water to take over the world! I love Jackie and his films more than anything in the world! I know that I'm one of the few people who liked it but I advise all of Jackie's fan so give it a try!
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Summary: Disappointment
Review: I love Jackie Chan. The man completely rocks. He is brilliant. Sadly, this movie falls far short of what he is capable of in story and action. Some of his stunts are good, but "The Tuxedo" seemed to be a [poor] excuse of a gimick to permit him to do the lame "saturday afternoon" cheesy style martial-arts action many of us grew up on.Still, it's not a bad ride if you go in and expect the opposite of Shakespeare. There are some brilliant scenes, like when the Tux destroys the room. Still, the story was mostly lacking, and it wouldn't of taken much to improve it a lot. Perhaps it was poor casting for the support? I can't put my finger on it.
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Summary: Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt???
Review: Martial arts action superstar Jackie Chan returns to the big screen in "The Tuxedo" alongside the super-hot, 18-36 male demographic attracting, Jennifer Love Hewitt in this "Alfred turned Batman/James Bond" type action flick. THE STORY: Chan plays Jimmy Tong, an NYC cab driver turned super-spy chauffeur/sidekick. When Tong's boss, super-spy Clark Devlin, goes down, Tong's "Alfred" assumes Devlin's "Batman" role and becomes the unlikely hero trying to stop the insidious plot of an eco-terrorist. Jennifer Love Hewitt co-stars as Chan's partner, new CSA field agent/scientist nerd chick, Del Blaine. THE COOL STUFF: Though Chan, self-admittedly, is getting up in age and can't quite pull-off the death-defying stunts he used to, the action in this movie is still enough to make this movie enjoyable though hardcore Chan action fans may be a little disappointed. With the action not quite as big a focus this movie turns up the notches on the "story" element and the "humor" element. The storyline in this film is definitely more developed than a lot of Chan's older flicks imported from Asia (ie - Rumble in the Bronx, First Strike and Mr. Nice Guy). The pairing of Chan and Love Hewitt (which sounds like as about as unlikely a couple as you could ever get) is really effective and I enjoyed how they managed to play off each other. They had good chemistry. You ain't seen nothing until you've seen Jennifer Love kicking some bad guy booty (and looking GOOD at the same time). Tons of special effects (including the now standard "Matrix" FX) abound courtesy of Chan's "Tuxedo" which is the source of his power. BEST SCENES: 1. "The Last Emperor" of Soul including James Brown cameo 2. The bedroom scene 3. Jennifer Love getting all "Kung Fu" on the bad guys. "Yeah!!!" THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR The movie overall is fairly tame with very mild violence but there are a few "gross out" scenes courtesy of some bugs and a few particular gross "death scenes." Overall though, there's nothing that should give you nightmares or upset you. THE VERDICT: Overall, some long time Chan fans may feel deprived that the action levels not where you've come to expect it but the action levels still acceptable and nothing to sneeze at. This can safely be chalked up as more "comedy-action" than "action-comedy" which isn't really a bad thing. Overall, it's still an enjoyable movie to unwind with the gang or your loved one. Recommended
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Summary: Jackie - What Were You Thinking?
Review: THE TUXEDO is one of those types of films that has very little substance and little heart. The only thing it had going for it is a Tuxedo that can do almost everything. This seemed like an interesting concept for Jackie Chan (Rush Hour 1 & 2) however it is not something the works well for him. The script is week and the humor is low. Jennifer Love Hewitt (The Devil And Daniel Webster, The Audrey Hepburn Story) is no help either. She is not believable at all. She teams up with Jackie's character, who is really a cab driver, thinking he is the international secret agent who happens to own a two billion dollar Tuxedo. The most interesting thing about this movie is what the tuxedo can do. It doesn't give Jackie a chance to show off what he can do best. In fact everything is "enhanced" and in some parts - it looks phony. Directed by Kevin Donovan (His First Film!) this film is even trying to take itself seriously. There are a few funny gags but nothing makes this movie interesting at all. Again, does anyone read scripts for they green light these things? Don't even wait for the video on this one. (9-28-02)
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