D.I. Lee (Charlie Chan) is a Hong Kong cop who has been called in when the Chinese consul Han (Tzi Ma) daughter, Soo Young (Julia Hsu), is kidnapped by Crime Lord, Juntao (Tom Wilkinson).
Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker), is the flashy LAPD cop assigned to keep Lee as far from the action as possible. Yeah, right. Rampant chaos and comic adventure ensues.