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Bad Company (2002)
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Reviews Counted:132
Fresh:13
Rotten:119
Average Rating:3.9/10
Consensus: Chris Rock and Anthony Hopkins fail to generate the sparks necessary to save the movie from a generic and utterly predictable script.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of violent action, some sensuality and language
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:Jun 7, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $30,128,152
Synopsis: Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock join up in the action-packed buddy movie BAD COMPANY. When CIA undercover operative Kevin Pope is killed during tense negotiations for a nuclear weapon, agent Gaylord... Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock join up in the action-packed buddy movie BAD COMPANY. When CIA undercover operative Kevin Pope is killed during tense negotiations for a nuclear weapon, agent Gaylord Oakes (Hopkins) recruits the man's twin brother, Jake Hayes (Rock), to take his place and prevent the bomb from getting into the wrong hands. The problem is that Hayes, a streetwise kid who scalps tickets and hustles people playing chess in the parks, didn't even know he had a twin--and now he has only nine days to learn to impersonate his impeccably dressed, well-educated, well-trained agent brother. Rock is funny in this fish-out-of-water story as Hopkins tries desperately to transform him--something he considers to be an impossible mission. Joel Schumacher, the director of such well-regarded films as TIGERLAND and FALLING DOWN, ups the action quotient as Oakes and Hayes and their determined crew (including Gabrielle Macht) travel to locations ranging from Prague to New York to save the world. Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, from NYPD Blue, plays Hayes' love interest, and Peter Stormare is the evil Vas. Hopkins and Rock make a great pair; Hayes is as loose as a goose, and Oakes is as tight as a drum. But as they get to know each other--and get thrown into dangerous situation after dangerous situation--they both discover a little something about life and love. [More]
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Gabriel Macht
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Gabriel Macht, John Slattery, Peter Stormare
Director: Joel Schumacher
Director: Joel Schumacher
Screenwriter: Michael Browning, Jason Richman
Story: Mick Garris
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
Composer: Trevor Rabin
Studio: Touchstone Pictures
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Release:
Nov 12, 2002
Reviews for Bad Company
Everything about has been done and seen before--even right down to the title, which the very same studio used as the moniker for a Laurence Fishburne/Ellen Barkin thriller.
The action fails to cause any excitement, and most of the characters are paper-thin.
O roteiro é absurdo, a direção de Schumacher é fraca e o filme, em si, é simplesmente ridículo.
The funniest thing about Bad Company is that Hopkins actually agreed to star in it.
An easy watch, except for the annoying demeanour of its lead character.
This movie not only has literally no cause for existence, but it’s a testament to how faceless, lazy, and pathetic movies can be.
Hopkins and Rock almost get lost in the hyperkinetic pyrotechnics of the second half... The movie might have been a good call if it had remained true to its beginnings.
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