A gilded if gritty rehash of damn near every buddy-cop movie ever made.
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01/01/00
Metro (1996)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:5
Rotten:27
Average Rating:4.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Hostage negotiator Scott Roper's wisecracking personality and devil-may-care manner might sometimes arouse the ire of his sergeant, but he's the only man for the job when a demented killer... [More]
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Michael Wincott, Carmen Ejogo
Director: Thomas Carter
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08/22/02
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07/08/06
Formulaic but effective.
06/05/02
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08/17/03
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05/06/05
While the rest of Thomas Carter's movie is also pretty, it's distractingly stupid.
01/01/00
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01/30/04
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04/07/08
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06/24/06
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12/29/03
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07/28/05
Another forgettable and clueless cut-up cop caper with Murphy in the middle of the misguided mayhem. Instantly generic and mindless to boot
05/31/03
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03/26/09
A dismally perfunctory policier.
01/01/00
Metro is about as generic as action pictures come.
01/01/00
Top CriticYet another 'buddy' or 'Odd Couple' cop movie that isn't particularly groundbreaking or memorable.
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05/20/03
Metro isn't a movie. It's bumper cars.
01/01/00
Anyone seeking a fresh characterization of clever plot twist ought not to buy a ride of this Murphy vehicle.
01/01/00
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April 08, 2005:
WB Enlists Carter to Helm "Freedom House"
Fresh off the modest success that was "Coach Carter," director Thomas Carter (no relation) has been tapped by WB to direct "Freedom House." According to... More...
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