Awful (The Tuxedo (DVD))

Member Name: thehud

Product:	The Tuxedo (DVD)
Date:	01/08/04 (58 review reads)
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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 with the Godfather of Soul, James Brown in a neat cameo as himself.

Chan plays Jimmy Tong, who is hired as a chauffeur for Clark Devlin (Isaacs) a super smooth spy and has to take over from him when he?s indisposed after an attempted bombing. All of Devlin?s abilities, knowledge and skills are actually the direct product of his marvellous tuxedo, which is packed with supreme gadgets. As soon as Tong dons it, he is rendered a gifted spy with all sorts of hilarious results!!! (The exclamation marks signify that this is a hilarious yuk a minute farce which will keep you amused for hours ? well, they do in the world and mind of director Kevin Donovan and writers Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi ? unfortunately in the world we mere mortals inhabit, it?s actually a yuck a minute disaster which might appeal to six-year-olds but will do little to keep anyone more sophisticated even slightly distracted.)

The Tuxedo is bland, uninteresting pap, which manages to have about five minutes? worth of real amusement, and an awful long time when it is just trash which aims at being a sophisticated mickey take on James Bond, but ends up being sub-Austin Powers, and that is certainly saying something!!


The only vaguely good bit is the club scene where Chan takes the place of an indisposed James Brown and struts his funky thang, but even that is a 10 second wonder, and really doesn?t justify the remaining hour and a half ? The Tuxedo is one dire film and quite possibly the worst piece of work which Chan has ever been responsible for. It?s pretty standard fare, like Rush Hour, but a lot less challenging.

The pairing of Chan and Hewitt is a pitiful mistake and their interplay is not in the least convincing.

I could whitter on for hours about how truly dreadful this movie is, but I?m not sure why I should bother either my butt or yours with the turgid dross.

Jackie Chan is an acquired taste at even the best of times, and it certainly isn?t the best of times here ? the plot is banal, the special effects are only reasonable, the acting is poor, the comedy is dull and the realisation is just duff.

Cast:

Jackie Chan .... Jimmy Tong
Jennifer Love Hewitt .... Del Blaine
Jason Isaacs .... Clark Devlin
Debi Mazar .... Steena
Ritchie Coster .... Dietrich Banning
Peter Stormare .... Dr. Simms
Mia Cottet .... Cheryl
Romany Malco .... Mitch
Daniel Kash .... Rogers
Jody Racicot .... Kells
Boyd Banks .... Vic
Scott Wickware .... CSA Agent Wallace
Christian Potenza .... CSA Agent Joel
Karen Glave .... CSA Agent Randa
Scott Yaphe .... CSA Agent Gabe

PS Funniest line (the only funny line) ? ?The name?s Tong ? James Tong?

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