TMC
03-31-2016, 06:32 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2016/mar/31/rush-hour-cbs-remake-disappoints
"The problem with Rush Hour,” says Bryan Moylan, "isn’t that it is the most awful show on television, it’s just that it’s so incredibly lazy it barely merits speaking about it. The comedy (https://twitter.com/YahooTV/status/716073427543715840) is rote, the dialogue is wooden, and the performances by Justin Hires and Jon Foo, in the Tucker and Chan roles respectively, are nil. The Rush Hour movies, though not perfect, were at least fun. This is not.” PLUS: The TV remake is at least better than Rush Hour 3 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rush-hour-tv-review-879209), it lacks identity and urgency (http://www.avclub.com/review/despite-its-source-material-rush-hour-lacks-identi-234330), and Rush Hour's stars lack chemistry (http://nypost.com/2016/03/31/flat-cbs-sitcom-rush-hour-does-little-for-buddy-cop-genre/).
"The problem with Rush Hour,” says Bryan Moylan, "isn’t that it is the most awful show on television, it’s just that it’s so incredibly lazy it barely merits speaking about it. The comedy (https://twitter.com/YahooTV/status/716073427543715840) is rote, the dialogue is wooden, and the performances by Justin Hires and Jon Foo, in the Tucker and Chan roles respectively, are nil. The Rush Hour movies, though not perfect, were at least fun. This is not.” PLUS: The TV remake is at least better than Rush Hour 3 (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rush-hour-tv-review-879209), it lacks identity and urgency (http://www.avclub.com/review/despite-its-source-material-rush-hour-lacks-identi-234330), and Rush Hour's stars lack chemistry (http://nypost.com/2016/03/31/flat-cbs-sitcom-rush-hour-does-little-for-buddy-cop-genre/).