The Tuxedo (DVD)

• The Bottom Line(at the top for variety) • If you like dumbassed Hollywood action comedies and are prepared for it to tread water a little at times with some decidely unecessary plot exposition then you?ll get the required bang for your buck. If not, then forget it and if you are considering watching because you are a Jackie Chan fan, then prepare to be disappointed by the amount of CG and wire-work employed in blatant disregard for his talents. It still offers more laughs than most straight comedies of recent times though. OK you can quit reading now, the rest is just waffle. • The Ramble • I?m going to have a sigh here. I was ...  Read the complete review

Though his reputation goes before him, I don't think I'd ever seen a Jackie Chan film before - certainly not the foreign ones where he first made his name, and not even Hollywood ones such as Rush Hour. As for Jennifer Love Hewitt, I'd been sorely disappointed by some of her previous movies (e.g. Heartbreakers), but knew she'd at least bring, ahem, 'redeeming features' to the film. The real reason I watched The Tuxedo was simply that it was on TV and I didn't have much better to do and, although I've heard mixed opinions on it, if you were in the same situation I'd say you could od worse than watch. It's a kind of comedy spy-spoof that I guess could most ...  Read the complete review

Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt ? superspy spoof ? all manner of groovy gadgets ? fun time had by all ? lots of jokes and skits and good time ? smart family entertainment ? it?s a Mini adventure? Now, I could just leave it there because that about says it all about The Tuxedo, but where on earth would be the pleasure and the challenge, even if it is succinct and to the point? I?ll give you more? The Tuxedo is a light hearted comedy adventure from the Dreamworks stable which was released in 2002, featuring Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jason Isaacs ...  Read the complete review

Take a look at the majority of Jackie Chan's work in his native country and you'll see that the success of his films are built on the ability to have charm, humour and fight scenes that are exciting, sometimes brutal but always entertaining. Chan's english language efforts so far have brought us the Rush Hour films and Shanghai Noon. Both relying on Chan to play off an affable sidekick. Chris Tucker is a reasonable foil in the Rush Hour films while the drywit of Owen Wilson has seen Noon be the best US chan effort so far. Now we have The Tuxedo which pairs Chan with Jennifer Love Hewitt, a female sidekick and one that I wouldn't say no to (if you know ...  Read the complete review

Being a big fan of Jackie Chan i went to see this film at the cinema. I love many of his films as you can always expect a feel good film mainly down to his super stunts who for those who are not aware he does himself. I swear the guy has more lives than a cat. From Jackie Chan you can expect action and comedy from a film and the tuxedo does give you this in a certain way. The story; Jackie Chan plays Jimmy Tong who leads a very simple life working as a chaffeur for an egotistical millionaire Clark Devlin. When Devlin is involved in an accident an dis placed into hospital, Tong is sent to the millionaires house to pick up some items for his hospital ...  Read the complete review