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Okay, so this movie deserves, oh, an 8 out of 10. But I once learned that you should put movies into the context of which they were made and for what they were going for. That said, I gave "Wish Upon a Star" a 10. It is truly a classic Disney-Channel sort of film. What helps the film the most is the two stars, Katherine Heigl and Danielle Harris. While the age swapping wasn't too difficult a stretch for these two beautiful women (Harris is actually older than Heigl in real life), what was great about their acting was how they fed off of each other. Contemporary audiences rarely get such a treat, for movies are continuously moving away from character interaction and towards how to gross out the audience the most or how to make their minds completely numb or whatever.

Yes, I know it's Disney Channel fare; but it's really good Disney Channel fare! Whenever it's on, I grab the opportunity to watch it. Whenever anybody's discussing Disney Channel movies (which, as a high school senior, I have to say happens more than I'd like to admit), I always pretend like I know what I'm talking about by saying that this movie is THE classic. Anybody who's seen it always agrees with me, as do many viewers on this site; so many 10s! How could I not award it a 10 myself?

I hope to see Danielle Harris in more starring roles like this (instead of the minor one she had in "Urban Legend") and to see Katherine Heigl just become more and more popular. Love this movie.

It seems like the makers of this film were playing towards what seemed to work earlier. In this way, the film plays a lot like American Pie 2: both took what was popular with the original and really stuffed it into the second. But "Rush Hour 2" does work well--unless you didn't like the first one. (I didn't like American Pie 2, although seeing it in the theater on opening day with people who DID like it was fun.) "Rush Hour 2" makes Chris Tucker's character louder, the plot even more non-existent (and yet somewhat confusing), and there's even a heavier dosage on the relationship between Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. If any of this rubbed you the wrong way in the original, my advice is to stay away.

However, I did enjoy the first one. And, as far as laughs and action go, I did enjoy this one more. Still, I'll give this one the same score I gave the first one (7). While comedy and action are naturally what counts in an action-comedy, I understand how the other half who didn't like the first one feels.

P.S.--Yes, there will be a "Rush Hour 3," but if it continues the same recipe, most will love it while I believe I'll get tired of it.