MPAA Rated – PG-13
It’s 1:51 Long
A Review by:
– The Dude on the Right
| Bad Company Movie Stats & Links |
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| Starring: | Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock |
| MPAA Rated: | PG-13 |
| Released By: | Touchstone Pictures |
| Kiddie Movie: | Not really. |
| Date Movie: | Sure, bring her along. |
| Gratuitous Sex: | Wishful but no. |
| Gratuitous Violence: | People getting shot. |
| Action: | People getting chased. |
| Laughs: | Chris Rock style humor. |
| Memorable Scene: | I have just two words to say: Air Supply |
| Memorable Quote: | Jake Hayes’ mother: “Hand me that umbrella so I can hit you again.” |
| Directed By: | Joel Schumacher |
Are you looking for just a fun movie, with a few laughs and some action, that probably could have done better by pushing the edge into the R rating, and will do well for a weekend matinee or waiting for it at the couple-of-dollar cinema, then “Bad Company” is for you. Are you looking for a fantastic spy thriller dominated by fantastic acting and a terrifying plot? Stay home.
Let’s go…
So by now you have seen from the trailers that the CIA needs Jake Hayes, the twin brother of Kevin Pope (both played by Chris Rock), to help save the world. Oakes (Anthony Hopkins) is the man who must make this happen, and he doesn’t think this plan will work, but the powers that be say bring him in. So Oakes recruits Hayes, a man who could really use $50,000 so that the love of his life doesn’t move to Seattle. The problem is that Oakes and the rest of the CIA people don’t really tell Hayes what is going on, up until the bad dudes almost kill him.
To keep things simple, Kevin Pope set up a deal with a Russian to buy a suitcase sized nuclear bomb. If the CIA doesn’t get it, the really bad dudes will and set it off in the USA. Well, Pope gets killed, Hayes gets recruited, and yes, he saves the day (please, like you couldn’t figure that out?). And really, that’s all you need to know about the plot.
There’s nothing special about this movie. Chris Rock does what Chris Rock does – play things a little over the top, and for me he just isn’t as funny when it comes off like he is doing shtick. The better times for Chris Rock are when he is the straight CIA man. Please get him out of the roles as the over-the-top black man beaten down by the white man and give this guy a villain role. Hopkins is in a role that he plays well, but when doesn’t he? He’s the CIA guy who has no belief that the plan to recruit Hayes will work, but his hands are tied so he does what he can to get Hayes to realize the potential inside of him.
Don’t expect too much and you’ll like this movie. Expect a lot and you’ll be disappointed. I give it 3 stars out of 5. Catch the matinee, the cheaper show, or wait for a rental.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!