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Metro (1997)

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Average Rating: 3.9/10
Reviews Counted: 34
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 29

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Average Rating: 3.4/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 9

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Movie Info

Eddie Murphy once again finds himself exchanging both wisecracks and gunfire in this comic action-thriller. Scott Roper (Murphy) is a hostage negotiator with the San Francisco Police Department; Roper has his own way of doing things, which doesn't always mean following department proceedure, but he's good at his job and has the respect of his colleagues. Roper has been given a new partner, Kevin McCall (Michael Rapaport), a former SWAT team member whom Roper is training in the fine art of

R, 1 hr. 57 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure

Directed By: Thomas Carter (II)

In Theaters: Jan 17, 1997 Wide

On DVD: Aug 28, 2001

Cast

Eddie Murphy
Scott Roper
Michael Rapaport
Kevin McCall
Michael Wincott
Michael Korda
Carmen Ejogo
Ronnie Tate
Denis Arndt
Capt. Frank Solis
Art Evans
Lt. Sam Baffert
Paul Ben-Victor
Clarence Teal
Donal Logue
Earl
Kim Miyori
Detective Kimura

Critic Reviews for Metro

All Critics (41) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (29) | DVD (5)

A renter with some mileage on it.

April 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

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By-the-numbers doesn't begin to describe how cliche-ridden Randy Feldman's script is.

February 14, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

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Metro isn't a movie. It's bumper cars.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee

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Joe Baltake

Sacramento Bee

Top Critic

Metro is about as generic as action pictures come.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

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Diverting but conventional thriller.

September 15, 2005 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

"moronic action film"

January 27, 2005 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Another forgettable and clueless cut-up cop caper with Murphy in the middle of the misguided mayhem. Instantly generic and mindless to boot

May 31, 2003 Comment (1)

Frank Ochieng

TheWorldJournal.com

Formulaic but effective.

June 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine

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Christine James

Boxoffice Magazine

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Eddie! Eddie! Eddie! why don't you make hard ass flicks like this anymore!!!!? alas poor Eddie, thou maketh such crapeth these days.The last adult action flick from Mr Murphy before he plunged into the 'children's TV' period of his dwindling career, its not a stunning action film but its certainly a pretty good attempt

November 6, 2011

Phil Hubbard

Super Reviewer

A classic good time. A wildly entertaining and outrageous action-packed thriller. A fresh, smart, very funny and explosively entertaining movie. One of the first flicks since Lethal Weapon and 48 Hours that balances seriousness and humor perfectly. Director, Thomas Carter crafts a fantastic and enjoyable movie with

February 20, 2011