After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?
The third installment is so cartoonishly stupid it makes the original look like a classic.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
14 Aug 2007
fresh:
This movie makes a fine replacement for the previous two installments.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
11 Aug 2007
rotten:
Rush Hour 3 is an awfully spare title for such a big-money enterprise, but an appropriate subtitle like Auto Pilot or Once More For The Cash would have given the game away.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
10 Aug 2007
fresh:
There's no doubt that Rush Hour 3 is anything but a mess. And yet there were moments when I found myself laughing giddily at the inanity of it all, and other moments when the picture was so beautiful to look at that I almost forgot its faults.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
10 Aug 2007
rotten:
The final, and anti-climactic, 'threequel' of the summer has nothing new to say. A staleness pervades the film, despite all efforts to inject freshness and excitement into a tired story.