United Kingdom, May 30 -- Jackie Chan says "too much money" was to blame for the lukewarm critical reception to 'Rush Hour 3'.

The 71-year-old actor made the admission as he reflected on his career ahead of the release of 'Karate Kid: Legends', in which he reprises his role from the 2010 remake of 'The Karate Kid'.

Asked to rank the three films in the Rush Hour trilogy - in which he starred opposite 52-year-old comedian and actor Chris Tucker - Jackie initially hesitated before sharing his thoughts on why each performed the way the film did.

He then told BuzzFeed: "I don't know. You know what, the first one: little money, little time.

"We shot it like, 'Go, go, go, go!' The second one: a lot of money, a lot of time.

"The third one: t...