Most Wanted (1997)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:4
Rotten:21
Average Rating:3.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: A dual debut from first-time director Hogan and first-time screenwriter Wayans, who writes himself into a fierce predicament as a decorated Marine whose refusal to carry out a covert mission... A dual debut from first-time director Hogan and first-time screenwriter Wayans, who writes himself into a fierce predicament as a decorated Marine whose refusal to carry out a covert mission (assassinating the First Lady, that is) results in his being set up as a murderer. Consequently, he's forced onto the lam with a hostage in tow. [More]
Starring: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jon Voight, Jill Hennessy, Paul Sorvino
Starring: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jon Voight, Jill Hennessy, Paul Sorvino, Robert Culp, Wolfgang Bodison, Lee De Broux, David Groh, John Diehl, Michael Marich, David Oliver, Eddie Velez, Eric Roberts
Director: David Hogan
Director: David Hogan
Screenwriter: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Composer: Paul Buckmaster
Producer: Eric L. Gold, Tony Mark, Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Wayans looks the action hero: buff, cool, and stoic, but in straying from his normal comedic persona he also strips himself of any charm and personality. Full Review |
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Weak action movie. Not enough thrills to elevate the totally average story.
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Keenen Ivory Wayans ... is said to have done some of the research for his story on the Internet, which is just one more reason to fear the influence of this technological monster. Full Review |
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Blandly generic and transparently derivative, pic appears to have been cobbled together from bits and pieces of earlier, better thrillers. Full Review |
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The good news is that he infuses the potentially dry, formulaic plot with comedy. The bad news is that it’s a by-the-numbers production. Full Review |
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The result is an all-around competence that seems more than the sum of its parts. Full Review |
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Most Wanted is an overly familiar B-grade action flick... Full Review |
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Not only is the screenplay for Most Wanted laughably absurd, but it contains line after line of the worst dialogue available in any film currently on a multiplex screen. Full Review |
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...directed with bland efficiency... Full Review |
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Quite simply, Most Wanted is hack work, from every word of Wayans' screenplay to every exposed frame of David Glenn Hogan's direction. Full Review |
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[T]he film isn't as terrible as you might think — it's just bad. Full Review |
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Not Bad. Full Review |
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Aside from a quirky performance by Jon Voight and a couple of well-executed action sequences, there's little to distinguish this Keenen Ivory Wayans production from dozens of other assassination-conspiracy thrillers.
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