Synopsis
Cabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong learns there is really only one rule when you work for playboy millionaire Clark Devlin : Never touch Devlin's prized tuxedo. But when Devlin is temporarily put out of commission in an explosive accident, Jimmy puts on the tux and soon discovers that this extraordinary suit may be more black belt than black tie. Paired with a partner as inexperienced as he is, Jimmy becomes an unwitting secret agent.
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Cast
- Jackie ChanJimmy Tong
- Jennifer Love HewittDel Blaine
- Jason IsaacsClark Devlin
- Debi MazarSteena
- Ritchie CosterDietrich Banning
- Peter StormareDr. Simms
- Mia CottetCheryl
- Romany MalcoMitch
- Daniel KashRogers
- Jody RacicotKells
Recommendations
- 63
Boston Globe
The jokes are as fresh as rotten eggs and the direction stoops to the occasion. - 50
Chicago Tribune
A breakthrough for karate comedy king Chan, but not necessarily the kind we've all been waiting and hoping for. It's an ultra-digitized DreamWorks show crammed with elaborate special effects, the kind that physical-stunt specialist Chan has always avoided. - 50
ReelViews
You know you're in trouble when 50% of the running length is devoted to plot exposition, and the movie still doesn't make any sense. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
It's a fun gimmick -- the sartorial equivalent of those red shoes in the fairy tale that made an ordinary girl dance like Terpsichore -- if not an altogether fun movie. - 42
Portland Oregonian
In The Tuxedo, ridiculously, Chan's just a suit. A suit walking Jennifer Love Hewitt's breasts around. Chan deserves better. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
Feather-light and proudly goofy, this Jackie Chan action comedy appears to be aimed squarely at under-12s. - 30
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. - 25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
It's a comic-book idea that might have been fun. But it's beyond the reach of first-time feature director Kevin Donovan, who squanders his main asset, Jackie Chan, and fumbles the vital action sequences.
