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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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Blending comedy and action is a formula that works when both elements are strong, as in, say, Beverly Hills Cop or 48 Hours. In Bait, this isn't the case.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Houston Chronicle

The film capitalizes on Foxx's comedic strengths and is better off because of it.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
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Bait makes a fatal mistake, one this kind of movie should never make unless it actually is The Matrix or Terminator 2: Judgment Day: It's long.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Andrew O'Hehir
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
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Just when Foxx's vector begins ascending, the rest of the film unfortunately banks over and starts a long slow dead-stick glide.

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Bob Aulert
Bob Aulert
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01/01/00
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Bait probably would have been better with a little less plotting and more leisure time for Foxx and his friends to really develop memorable moments.

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Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

It's action-packed, it's funny and it features lots of solid thespian emoting.

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01/01/00
Bob Thompson
Bob Thompson
Jam! Movies

Stands out for refusing to settle for the narcissism of Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence movies, instead addressing human vulnerabilities.

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Charles Savage
Charles Savage
Miami Herald

Inside Bait, there is a decent movie desperately trying to get out, but never quite succeeding.

Full Review Source: Ottawa Citizen | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Cobb
Chris Cobb
Ottawa Citizen

[Fuqua's] pacing is slack, so there's no suspense, and he can't get the story in gear because he gives important details and minor ones exactly the same weight.

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Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

It piles one ludicrous plot twist atop another and bothers not a whit with logic.

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Christopher Kelly
Christopher Kelly
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Generally, Bait does all right as an intelligent action-comedy.

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Nitrate Online

Chock-full of stock action-movie moves ... and offensive stereotypes.

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Dave White
Dave White
IFilm

It's just respectable trash, and a dress rehearsal for better things ahead.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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While never an inherently terrible movie, Bait digs itself a deep grave early on, simply by its own sheer mediocrity in every aspect.

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01/01/00
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Despite its genre trappings, Bait is an entertaining and occasionally clever picture with a crackling peformance by Jamie Foxx.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
01/01/00
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Foxx is a talented performer, and he has a charm about him. But this mix of comedy and action doesn't blend well, and he can't pull it off.

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Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Folks will soon forget Bait, but Foxx should have a rewarding career ahead of him in better films.

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Eric Monder
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