In the comedy Rush Hour 2, the actors and director Brett Ratner repeated the success of the first movie at the box office. Heavy criticism from the experts of the cinema was blocked by high rates on fees at the box office.
Jackie Chan is the king of the comedy action movie
In 1954, the actor was born in one of the poor Chinese families and was given by parents to be educated by teachers of the Beijing Opera. Many stars of Asian cinema came out of this institution. Among them was Jackie Chan, he took place and succeeded in combining two genres of cinema: action and comedy, he was better than others to make the dangerous adventures of the characters on the screen funny. In the rental of the movie "Rush Hour 2", the actors again managed to please the most sophisticated fans of the author's fighting style Jackie Chan.
The first time appeared in the frame as an eight-year-old child in the crowd. He was actively attracted to various paintings, and then Jackie became a stunt performer in stunts and fights. In this matter, skills in martial arts and the legendary physical education school of the Beijing Opera help him succeed.
Jackie's career
Among thousands of such stunt colleagues, he was distinguished by perseverance and discipline in work. Prior to that, as a child, he also passed a good selection in the crowd of films. Now the king of comedic action movies already has 114 films with huge fees at the world box office.
His successful career lasts 55 years on the big screen. For decades, the actor has remained among the most popular and successful Hollywood stars. Moreover, he himself directs most of the paintings with his own production of tricks and fights. At the moment, he is already 63 years old.
Unlike the first film, for participation in Rush Hour 2, the actors did not hear a lot of flattering reviews about themselves, but the work itself already brought the film crew great pleasure. Jackie did not hide his joy when meeting with the same actors on the set of the second film.
John lone
Another pupil of the Beijing opera in world cinema was John Lone with the skill of staging tricks and fights. He was born in 1952 and was left by his mother in a shelter. After that, good people will intervene in the boy’s fate twice - first, a Chinese family will adopt him, and then American sponsors will finance the move to Los Angeles as a teenager. There, the future hero of the militants will receive much more career opportunities.
For the comedy action movie "Rush Hour 2", the actors tried not without effort to regain their previous physical form in work. At the time of filming, John was already 49 years old, at that age had to please fans of tricks and fights.
Among other actors who starred in the film: Alan King, Roselyn Sanchez, Chris Tucker, Harris Yulin, Zhang Ziyi.