Rush Hour 2
New Line Cinema | Release Date: August 3, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
11
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Oy, it's such a pleasure that you'll be begging for Rush Hour 3.
80
VarietyRobert Koehler
Superior sequel, which is the very model of the limber, transnational Hollywood action comedy. Read full review
80
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Winds up being faster and funnier than the first time. Chan's acrobatic high jinks play strikingly off of Tucker's wiseass humor. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
A winning combination. By some bizarre quirk of star chemistry, their persona complement each other, the action scenes have comic flair and the movie is mindless fun. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldCharles Savage
Action and comedy are more impressive here than in the first film. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeJay Carr
It hasn't got a brain in its body, but it's fun to watch. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Coarser, more hectic, more cheaply written sequel. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The co-stars genuinely like each other, and their pleasure is infectious. Read full review
63
USA TodayMike Clark
Except for its muddier than necessary photography, there aren't any surprises, which probably won't matter to the target audience. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
This sequel succeeds as a slightly convoluted, paint-by-the-numbers buddy/action comedy with fast, funny banter and well-choreographed fight scenes. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Feels out of shape and self-satisfied, as if it knew it didn't have to try very hard. Read full review
60
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Nothing more or less than a moneymaking encore. The story is functional. The performers assume their marks with almost flippant ease. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDana Stevens
The action and humor are enough to make an hour and a half pass quickly and pleasantly. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
This action comedy transforms LAPD detective Chris Tucker from an intolerably annoying egotist into a practically lovable intolerably annoying egotist. Read full review
50
SalonCharles Taylor
Chan is still one of the most amazing -- and one of the most charming -- physical performers the movies have given us. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
If there's going to be a "Rush Hour 3," the filmmakers need more of the Ziyi/Sanchez women warriors to punch up the sagging cross-cultural buddy humor of the Chan-Tucker partnership. Read full review
50
TimeRichard Corliss
Until a vigorous climax, the action scenes have little punch. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleWesley Morris
It's a fact that becomes riotously evident in the reel of outtakes that caps the picture and incites wonder about why no one thought to give us 90 minutes of those instead. Read full review
50
Washington PostStephen Hunter
It's about half as much fun as the original. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
The movie is counterfeit too, a coarse imitation of a stylish star vehicle for stars who deserve the real thing.
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Should please undiscriminating fans. But it in no way improves on the clichéd formula. Read full review
38
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Looks as if it were thrown together as carelessly as slum housing. Read full review
38
New York PostJonathan Foreman
The contrast between Chan's charm and physical prowess and Tucker's lack of same is even more dramatic in this tiresome, leaden sequel. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Tucker's scenes finally wear us down. How can a movie allow him to be so obnoxious and make no acknowledgment that his behavior is aberrant? Read full review
30
New Times (L.A.)Robert Wilonsky
It's as light on its feet as a dead elephant. It's never clever or smart, nor is it terribly thrilling or engaging during its numerous fight sequences. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Summertime popcorn pictures don't get much goofier than this silly sequel, which is everything you'd expect and nothing you wouldn't. Read full review
20
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
This movie doesn't just kill time but tortures it. Read full review
20
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
The best parts of the movie occur during the outtakes, which are genuinely funny. The movie proper is insufferable. Read full review
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