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Movie Review: Bad Company
Summary: 5 Stars
When a CIA agent is killed during a nuclear arms purchase, his partner Oakes, recruits his twin brother, Jake Hayes. Jake had no idea he had a twin brother, let alone that he worked for the CIA. Jake, a.k.a. Michael Turner, has nine days to fill his brother's place. However, the enemy terrorists learn of his secret identity and kidnap his girlfriend/fiancee. He has to rescue them and save New York city from an imminent nuclear terrorist act. This movie is very entertaining. Chris Rock gives a great performance and Anthony Hopkins is always wonderful. The action sequences are very good, especially the camera work in the field car chase. This movie is worth watching.Movie Review: A well-crafted espionage adventure
Summary: 4 Stars
BAD COMPANY is getting a lot of bad raps as far as reviewers go and I question why such exalted expectations are heaped on this rather good film. No, this is not the tightest script written, and yes, the story has been done before, but in a field as repetitious as Hollywood products variations on a theme are bound to occur. Joel Schumacher has a style which includes a love affair with light and dark, with angles of view that distort and sharpen our perception, and he always seems to generate the feeling from his actors that htey are having one terific time working with him. It is refreshing to see Anthony Hopkins take on a bit of a fluff role, taking the script seriously that he is playing a burned out CIA agent, and spar with Chris Rock (who is always just Chris Rock...not a bad thing.....). As usual Schumacher introduces fresh faces in minor roles and gathers some of the more interesting new lights around in a full scale production. Special effects are good, the musical score fits the mood, and the pacing is excellent when the running gets real. This is a good evening at home movie, even if your only desire is to see another facet of the eloquent Anthony Hopkins.Movie Review: Good "RUSH HOUR"-like movie. no more, no less.
Summary: 4 Stars
What did you expect? It's a truely funny movie with some action thrown in! If you liked RUSH HOUR (or even BLUE STREAK with Martin Lawrence), then you'll like BAD COMPANY. If you didn't like RUSH HOUR, then you won't like BAD COMPANY. This isn't the BEST MOVIE EVER! OF COURSE IT ISN'T! It isn't meant to be. These people who say it's the worst movie ever made, or gave it less than 3 stars, must have been in a bad mood when watching the movie. Geez. Take it for what it is. It's a light hearted Action/Comedy movie with one serious main character, one goof-ball main character, and some seriously bad-bad guys.
If you're upset or having problems dealing with the completely unlikely fact that he had a twin brother, were you also saying "NO WAY" when you first saw superman fly? Of course there's a lot of "no-ways" and "yeah-rights" in movies. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE MOVIES! You know it's make-believe before you being watching it. So sit down, shut up, open up your mind, and try to have some fun.
Movie Review: A little slow but worthwhile
Summary: 4 Stars
This seems like a rehash of CIA movies and it's no wonder the CIA had problems finding Osama (there's a funny moment where Chris Rock dresses down a too-cool-for-himself spy: "You can't even find Saddam Hussein...You tell a sister to find Saddam Hussein at 8 in the morning and by 5 o'clock she'd be saying 'Saddam get out of my house!'" I'm paraphrasing obviously.) However, Hopkins and Rock make a surprisingly effective team with more chemistry than other on-screen duos. Rock's Jake emerges as a wanna-do-well with a sincere love for his girlfriend, who emerges as a female with a mind of her own (despite an interfering family), a tenderness for his churchoging mama, and a sense of right and wrong. It's a little absurd when he yells while chasing down the thermonuclear device that is the focus of this spy thriller, "I wanna be home and watch Oprah!" Oprah would tell him to do the right thing too.Movie Review: Bad Company
Summary: 4 Stars
Bad Company has nothing to do with the ledgendary Southern Rock band of the 70's. This is a well acted, suspensful production with many twists and turns which usually do not work in a film with Chris Rock as the co-star. I was greatly impressed with Chris Rock's ability to deliver a top-notch performance throughout the entire movie. Of course there were a few places where he added comedy pieces, but they were well placed and effective. One can be supremely confident Sir Anthony Hopkins has never given a less than steller performance in any movie he has made, Bad Company is no exception. Antony Hopkins portreys a top agent and handler of the look-alike brother of another agent (Chris Rock). The movie is filled with suspense, intregue and action. Do yourself a favor and put Bad Company near the top of your list of movies to own.