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Double Take (2001)

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Average Rating: 3.4/10
Reviews Counted: 77
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 68

Despite a good performance by Orlando Jones, the movie is ruined by a ridiculous, messy plot and fails to generate laughs.

Average Rating: 3.5/10
Critic Reviews: 22
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 18

Despite a good performance by Orlando Jones, the movie is ruined by a ridiculous, messy plot and fails to generate laughs.

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Movie Info

A man trying to run away from trouble finds it follows him in unexpected ways in this action-packed vehicle for comic actors Eddie Griffin and Orlando Jones. Daryl Chase (Jones) is a successful investment banker who handles international accounts for a major New York firm. Chase discovers to his surprise that one of his biggest clients, a company from Mexico, is actually a front for a cartel of drug smugglers; Chase realizes too late that he's been framed for money laundering, and is now wanted

PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min.

Action & Adventure, Comedy

Directed By: George Gallo

Written By: George Gallo

In Theaters: Jan 12, 2001 Wide

On DVD: Jul 17, 2001

Box Office:$28.5M

Buena Vista Pictures

Cast

Orlando Jones
Daryl Chase
Eddie Griffin
Freddy Tiffany
Edward Herrmann
Charles Allsworth
Gary Grubbs
T.J. McCready
Shawn Elliott
Chela/Gutierrez
Brent Briscoe
Junior Barnes
Daniel Roebuck
Agent Norville
Carlos Carrasco
Captain Garcia
Sterling Macer
Agent Gradney
Garcelle Beauvais
Chloe
Andrea Navedo
Maque Sanchez
Benny Nieves
Martinez
Frank Pesce
Vito

Critic Reviews for Double Take

All Critics (83) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (68) | DVD (6)

This is a film that's better than it has any right to be.

March 19, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Ray Conlogue

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

It's too violent, too muddled and too pat to be much more than an average evening's entertainment on UPN.

January 12, 2001 Comment

Roger Moore

Orlando Sentinel

Top Critic

Piling double-cross upon deception at a speed that quickly outpaces the audience's interest in what's happening.

January 12, 2001 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

Top Critic

Wickedly funny.

January 12, 2001 Full Review Source: Newsday

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Gene Seymour

Newsday

Top Critic

Violent waste of talent.

December 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

...rent Midnight Run instead...

August 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

I think Double Take would have worked much better as a simple buddy comedy, without trying to have the plot of a serious thriller.

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online

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John R. McEwen

Film Quips Online

About the best thing that can be said for Double Take is that the morning after seeing it you don't really remember much about it.

October 30, 2002 Full Review | Comment

Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Suffers from a scattershot approach to rapid-fire jokes that usually miss their mark, though Griffin's comedic talents brighten the proceedings and Jones does his part to add his own flavor to the mix.

June 5, 2002 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine

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Dwayne E. Leslie

Boxoffice Magazine

...this film goes beyond bad; it's borderline racist.

April 23, 2002 Full Review | Comment

Larry Carroll

Countingdown.com

The plot itself is simple. The twists are simply thrown in to make it seem complex.

February 26, 2002 Full Review Source: Mark Reviews Movies

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