The Tuxedo 2002

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: The jokes are as fresh as rotten eggs and the direction stoops to the occasion. Read more

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: Who writes this stuff, anyway? Does this not sound like utter gibberish? Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: One of the worst movies of the year. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Chan's still a wonder, but The Tuxedo definitely doesn't fit. Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: There's so much show-offy cutting and so much trickery with film speed and camera work in this movie when it comes to Chan's stunts that you can't really be sure Jackie is actually executing the maneuvers you see. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: This is one more movie where you can tell that at least some of the moviemakers -- the scriptwriters at least -- think originality is a sin. Read more

Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: Mr. Chan deserves much better than a hand-me-down suit that smells like a rental. Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Why would anyone cast the magnificent Jackie Chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects? Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Chan is still able to project the boyishness and insecurity of the new kid on the block. But even those aren't enough to make Tuxedo a black-tie affair. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: As an actor, [Chan] does stretch a bit. Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Chan needs a foil, and Hewitt, while perky, doesn't project nearly enough comedy weight. Read more

Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail: Donovan ... squanders his main asset, Jackie Chan, and fumbles the vital action sequences. Read more

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: It's one loud, chaotic, enjoyable blast. Read more

Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly: Chan's worst Hollywood film to date. Read more

Jan Stuart, Newsday: It is a measure of the screenwriters' laziness that Brown's impromptu aside to Chan during the obligatory closing-credits outtakes sequence turns out to be the wittiest one-liner in the whole picture. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: During The Tuxedo's 90 minutes of screen time, there isn't one true 'Chan moment'. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie is silly beyond comprehension, and even if it weren't silly, it would still be beyond comprehension. Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: Some hack makes a beer commercial and winds up trashing Jackie Chan. Read more

Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle: It all adds up to good fun. Read more

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Read more

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Peter Howell, Toronto Star: If The Tuxedo actually were a suit, it would fit Chan like a $99 bargain-basement special. Read more

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Robert Koehler, Variety: For the first time in Chan's glorious career, credits for various fx-oriented skills far outnumber those for stunts and fight choreography, always in the past the beating, thumping heart of every Chan movie. Read more

Ed Park, Village Voice: The only possible surprise in The Tuxedo would be an extended demonstration of what was once Chan's trademark, the daffily choreographed kineticism forbidden of late by either his own age or the scruples of story editors. Read more