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Bad Company
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Anthony Hopkins,
Chris Rock |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG-13 |
| Released By: |
Touchstone Pictures |
| Web Site: |
www.badcompany.movies.com |
| 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 |
| Produced By: |
Jerry Bruckheimer,
Mike Stenson |
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Bad Company
A Movie Review |
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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!!! |
