There
are two things that I absolutely hate about movies:
1) A gag or joke that you just know is supposed
to be funny but isn't
2) A story line that makes you turn to whoever
you're watching the movie with and say something like 'come
on man, there is no way it would be like that'.
These
are the two points that are ever present in 'The Tuxedo',
which features the man, Jackie Chan. One of my favourite actors/martial
arts dudes so of course this movie can't get a low rating
from me. But one thing that bothers me is why Jackie Chan
would pick this over say, I don't know 'Rush Hour 3'.
The story line starts out with Chan, your
average taxi driver trying to seduce the lady of his dreams,
which, of course, is what out of his league. Until one day
he stumbles across a passenger who offers him a chance for
something more, to work as a chauffeur for one of the richest
men in New York, Clark Devlin. Chan jumps at the opportunity.
Of
course one thing that Chan doesn't know is that Clar Devlin
is the bearer of a 2 billion dollar tux that can make you
do anything from Karate to tying shoe laces. After a nasty
accident Clark Devlin gets put out of commission and it is
up to Chan to repay the man who did this to him, including
wearing the tux, true Kung Fo movie style.
Chan is up against Dietrich Banning, a
diabolical water producer that plans to dominate the world
(wait for it), by poisoning the world's water supplies. Thinking
about how this is possible? Don't, the producers didn't so
why should you?
Jennifer
Love Hewitt stars as Del Blaine, a female operative who works
along Chan and besides a few short stunts she mostly stands
around and complains. There was no way that this movie could
have added to Jennifer's sucess as an actress as it almost
guarantees that every one hates her by the time they leave.
Which is a pity cause I find her quite attractive.
The movie takes us through a couple of
locations including a night club where Chan has to stand in
for Joe Brown, evidently, the grand daddy of soul.
At
the end there is a show down between Chan and the evil Dietrich
Banning and that doesn't dissapoint. So if anything, you won't
walk out of the movie, saying 'that was crap'. But instead
you walk out saying 'man Jackie Chan has still got it but
blah blah blah part of the movie just didn't make sense'.
But that don't matter cause' Jackie Chan is in it and as long
as Jackie Chan makes movies people will continue watching
which is good for any one who employs him.
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