The film capitalizes on Foxx's comedic strengths and is better off because of it.
Bait (2000)
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Reviews Counted:81
Fresh:21
Rotten:60
Average Rating:4.2/10
Consensus: Even though Jamie Foxx shines in Bait, the movie suffers from music video roots and a formulaic script that strains credibility.
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Box Office: $5,485,591
Synopsis: Antoine Fuqua's follow-up to 1998's THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS is a tense action-thriller with a healthy dose of comedy. Jamie Foxx stars as Alvin Sanders, a petty thief who ends up serving jail time... Antoine Fuqua's follow-up to 1998's THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS is a tense action-thriller with a healthy dose of comedy. Jamie Foxx stars as Alvin Sanders, a petty thief who ends up serving jail time after he is caught stealing prawns from a seafood warehouse. His cellmate, John Jaster (Robert Pastorelli), is one of two men who pulled off a miraculous heist at the Federal Gold Reserve in New York City. Just before Jaster dies of a heart attack, he gives Alvin vague instructions to share with his wife, which may or may not reveal the location of the stolen gold. U.S. Treasury Department chief investigator Edgar Clenteen (David Morse) is convinced that Alvin is the only link to Jaster's invisible partner, Bristol (Doug Hutchison). In order to locate Bristol, Clenteen implants a state-of-the-art tracking device into Alvin's jaw and releases him from prison without telling him the real reason why. When Alvin reunites with his girlfriend, Lisa (Kimberly Elise), he finds that she now has a son to which he is the father. He soon learns the genuine cause for his release, thrusting him into a dangerous world of mystery and murder. In order to save his wife and child, Alvin must cooperate with the evil Bristol and help him locate the gold. [More]
Starring: Jamie Foxx, David Morse, Megan Dodds, Jeffrey Donovan
Starring: Jamie Foxx, David Morse, Megan Dodds, Jeffrey Donovan, Mike Epps, Kimberly Elise, Doug Hutchison, David Paymer, Robert Pastorelli, Nestor Serrano, Kirk Acevedo, Jamie Kennedy, Tia Texada
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Screenwriter: Tony Gilroy, Adam Scheinman, Andrew Scheinman
Producer: Sean Ryerson
Composer: Mark Mancina
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Reviews for Bait
It's action-packed, it's funny and it features lots of solid thespian emoting.
Stands out for refusing to settle for the narcissism of Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence movies, instead addressing human vulnerabilities.
Despite its genre trappings, Bait is an entertaining and occasionally clever picture with a crackling peformance by Jamie Foxx.
If nothing else, Bait reasserts Foxx's possibilities as an actor who can carry a movie on his own.
The formula is certainly typical for an urban action flick, but Foxx freshens it with his humorous, ultimately ingratiating portrayal.
The film is okay, provides enough laughs, action and drama to satisfy your average movie-goer looking for a good time out.
Bait is one wild ride that goes down like iced tea on a hot, late-summer night.
Fuqua's bumbling aside, Bait manages to somehow entertain, clinging to Foxx's everyman charisma.
Two things pretty much save the movie. The last 40 minutes are well-plotted and paced. And Foxx is enormously likable.
A fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat, Saturday night kind of film -- one that's even, at times ... impressive.
Overall, this fun, aptly directly film would play great on TV, but on the big screen ... it's just a notch above average.
It's a genial and watchable film, enlivened by restless direction and a script that pokes around into some surprisingly sober themes.
Action fans will find Bait, the latest power-packed, special-effects extravaganza starring Jamie Foxx, irresistible.
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