Bait (2000)
Average Rating: 4.2/10
Reviews Counted: 82
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 61
Even though Jamie Foxx shines in Bait, the movie suffers from music video roots and a formulaic script that strains credibility.
Average Rating: 3.6/10
Critic Reviews: 23
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 18
Even though Jamie Foxx shines in Bait, the movie suffers from music video roots and a formulaic script that strains credibility.
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In this action comedy, a crook trying to go straight finds himself lured back to crime by the police, without his even knowing it. When master criminals Jasper (Robert Pastorelli) and Bristol (Doug Hutchison) pull a heist that nets $40 million in gold but leaves behind several dead policemen, detective Edgar Clenteen (David Morse) pulls out all the stops to put the thief behind bars. Jasper is jailed and ends up sharing a cell with Alvin Sanders (Jamie Foxx), a habitual small-time criminal who
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Cast
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Jamie Foxx
Alvin Sanders -
David Morse
Edgar Clenteen -
Doug Hutchison
Bristol -
Robert Pastorelli
John Jaster -
Kimberly Elise
Lisa Hill -
David Paymer
Agent Wooly -
Mike Epps
Stevie Sanders -
Jamie Kennedy
Agent Blum -
Nestor Serrano
Agent Boyle -
Kirk Acevedo
Ramundo -
Jeffrey Donovan
Julio -
Megan Dodds
Agent Walsh -
Tia Texada
Tika -
Conrad Bergschneider
Mobile Agents -
Larry Block
Customer -
Desmond Campbell
convict -
Al Cerullo
Helicopter Pilot -
Jonathan Hadary
Cafe Owner -
Glynn Thomas
Chem-Tech Agent -
Ron Bell
Trucker -
Jason Jones
Guard -
Bill Lynn
Night Watchman -
Stan Coles
General -
Shawn Lawrence
Warden Clay -
Joe Pingue
Cop -
Ritchie Coster
Buyer -
Victor A. Young
Senator -
Clé Bennett
Convict -
William Richards
Helicopter Pilot -
Neil Crone
Supervisor -
Matthew Witherly
Guard -
Don Allison
Senator -
Grouchy Boy
Convict -
Arnold Pinnock
convict -
Lee Rumohr
Bound Guard -
Tom Cappadona
Cab Driver -
Billy Otis
Odd Inmate -
Navaco Bernice Downey
Girl In Club -
Martin Roach
Cop -
Dr. John Jay Harper
Running Man -
Dylan Bierk
Police Photographer -
Bruce Beaton
Agent With Coffee -
Ron Kennell
Mobile Agent -
Nick Pjoternicky
Agent -
Joanna Polley
Rhonda Glimsher -
Lorraine McNeil
Woman Looking In Car Wi... -
Dave Tomassini
Helicopter Pilot -
Paul Miller
Dr. Harris -
Norman Spencer
Bound Guard -
John H.M. Berger
Medical Examiner -
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All Critics (90) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (63) | DVD (9)
Director Antoine Fuqua ... serves up every cliche in the book.
Top CriticDespite its genre trappings, Bait is an entertaining and occasionally clever picture with a crackling peformance by Jamie Foxx.
This film wastes a lot of good actors.
Instead of a tiger in its tank, this vehicle for Foxx has a lot of formula.
It's funny and clever, and it grows on you.
Well paced, but weak on story, character, and variety, "Bait" is an underwhelming effort from director Anton Fuqua.
...a really good 80-minute action movie trapped inside an overblown two-hour suckfest.
includes all the key ingredients for what Hollywood passes off as an "urban comedy." ... The finale of "Bait" finds a screaming infant and his drugged mother strapped to a bomb -- funny stuff, huh?
...appears to be what typical Hollywood producers think typical audiences want. I guess I'm not typical.
To sum it up in critic-speak, Bait doesn't stink, but it's not very appetizing.
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It's hard to imagine that the star of this film is Jamie Foxx, the Academy Award winning actor from "Ray". In this movie he's nothing but a obnoxious, little wanna be gangsta. The other cast members ain't doing a better job either...
The film is just a total waste of time and talent. David Morse, Antoine Fuqua... There's talent available but not in here.