Formulaic but effective.
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06/05/02
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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12/29/03
For fans of Murphy or the action genre, Metro is A-okay mindless fun.
01/01/00
The big action scenes are cleverly staged and Eddie Murphy is back on his game again, with a high-energy performance and crisp dialogue.
01/01/00
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10/19/04
A gilded if gritty rehash of damn near every buddy-cop movie ever made.
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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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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
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.
01/01/00
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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
By-the-numbers doesn't begin to describe how cliche-ridden Randy Feldman's script is.
02/14/01
Top CriticBalancing the elements of comedy and drama are never easy and Metro, Eddie Murphy's latest flick, proves how easy it is to mistep.
04/17/02
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