Lee and Carter follow the trail to France, where they team up with a French woman who holds the key to the Triads' secret leadership.
Director Brett Ratner noted that Rush Hour 3 was the hardest film of his career, requiring 112 days of shooting and complex night shoots at the Eiffel Tower. Rush Hour 3 (2007)2007
Lee chases the assassin, only to find it is his childhood foster brother, Kenji (played by Hiroyuki Sanada). Lee and Carter follow the trail to France,
Some viewers found this installment more violent and "offensive" than its predecessors, while others praised the signature Jackie Chan choreography. Max von Sydow
The cast expanded to include Hiroyuki Sanada as the primary antagonist, Max von Sydow , and Yvan Attal .