Rush Hour 2

It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot. The boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella.

Critics were squarely split on this sequel, with the central dispute being whether the Chan-Tucker chemistry still generates enough momentum on its own. Those who liked it found it a nimble, crowd-pleasing action comedy; those who didn't felt the stunts had lost their ingenuity and Tucker's motormouth style had become more exhausting than funny. Audiences at the time were considerably more forgiving than critics.