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The Tuxedo
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  out of 4
Review by Susan Granger
2 stars out of 4
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When shy cabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong (Jackie Chan) goes to
work for playboy New York millionaire Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs), he learns one
primary rule: Never touch the boss's prized tuxedo. That's because the
industrialist is also a free-lance CSA (that's a hybrid CIA/NSA) secret agent
whose multi-million-dollar government-issued outfit is far more than mere formal
garb; it's equipped with an automatic self-defense system, built-in Xerox
machine and secret video camera, not to mention all the skills necessary to make
its wearer a kingpin in the espionage world. (Actually, Giorgio Armani designed
the classic one-button classic black wool crepe with narrow notched satin
lapels, a satin cummerbund, classic shirt and bow tie - which ties itself!) But
when Devlin is in a coma, injured by a skateboard bomb, Jimmy assumes his
identity, dons the spiffy computerized duds, partners with a brash rookie CSA
agent Del Blaine (Jennifer Love Hewitt) and does battle against the villainous
Diedrich Banning (Richie Coster), a bottled water tycoon who has hatched a
diabolical plot for world domination by using insects known as water striders to
contaminate fresh water, forcing everyone to buy his pure H2O or simply
dehydrate. Former TV commercial director Kevin Donovan does the best he can with
the silly, lame script by Michael J. Wilson and Michael Leeson from a
scientifically implausible story by Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi and Michael J.
Wilson. The most amusing scene involves Jackie Chan's goofy impersonation of
soul sensation James Brown and, curiously, genial Chan's legendary stunts are
edited to look like high-tech F/X. On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "The
Tuxedo" is an action-packed 5. If you go, don't miss the closing credits with
ad-libs and flubbed lines.
Copyright © 2002 Susan Granger
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