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Actors: Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Tuxedo |
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In this spy comedy a taxi driver gets a job driving a spy. The spy gets injured, so he tells the cab driver about a secret tuxedo that makes you move with incredible speed and makes you very athletic. He wears the tuxedo and poses as a spy. He is partnered up with a female spy. Their mission is to stop a madman bent on destroying the world's water supply.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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Jimmy Tong is a taxi driver who had just been drafted to become a chauffer for international spy and millionaire, Clark Devlin. When Clark gets injured, Jimmy puts on Clark's tuxedo and finds out that is has a lot of tecnological features. He gets a call and is paired with Del Blaine, an inexperienced spy who thinks Jimmy is Clark Devlin. Together they must stop Dietrich Banning from contaminating the world's water supply.
--Dashaun Montanez, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Tuxedo |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Kind of comedy
- bungling spies
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- super strength
- is very quick
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- excited
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Any profanity?
- None
- Occasional swearing
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