Cabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong learns there is really only one rule when you work for playboy millionaire Clark Devlin : Never touch Devlin's prized tuxedo. But when Devlin is temporarily put out of commission in an explosive accident, Jimmy puts on the tux and soon discovers that this extraordinary suit may be more black belt than black tie. Paired with a partner as inexperienced as he is, Jimmy becomes an unwitting secret agent.
This movie is about the worst thing Chan has done in the United States.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
27 Sep 2002
rotten:
This overproduced and generally disappointing effort isn't likely to rouse the Rush Hour crowd.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
27 Sep 2002
rotten:
One of the worst movies of the year.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
30 Sep 2002
rotten:
The only possible surprise in The Tuxedo would be an extended demonstration of what was once Chan's trademark, the daffily choreographed kineticism forbidden of late by either his own age or the scruples of story editors.