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All About the Benjamins (2002)

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Reviews Counted:75

Fresh:23

Rotten:52

Average Rating:4.3/10

Consensus: A sloppy, poorly directed action-comedy, All About the Benjamins is too derivative and gratuitously violent.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence, pervasive language and brief sexuality

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Mar 8, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $25,482,931

Synopsis: Small time hustler Reggie Wright (Mike Epps) is a con man and perpetual target of Miami bounty hunter Bucum Jackson (Ice Cube). One afternoon Bucum chases Reggie into a commercial shoot where they... Small time hustler Reggie Wright (Mike Epps) is a con man and perpetual target of Miami bounty hunter Bucum Jackson (Ice Cube). One afternoon Bucum chases Reggie into a commercial shoot where they stumble upon a diamond heist culminating in a multiple slaying. Both men feel lucky to make it out alive, but they also feel a need to return to the case. While Bucum seeks a major bust to boost his standing as an investigator, Reggie must recover a winning lottery ticket that was lost in the getaway car. This unlikely duo pair up to take down the powerful crime syndicate responsible with unwanted assistance from the women in their lives (Eva Mendes and Valarie Rae Miller). Unnecessarily sadistic, this bombastic buddy picture is sprinkled with missing frame action effects, villains with European accents, and exotic fish. Like the Ice Cube vehicle FRIDAY, the star doubles as screenwriter and plays a straight man to his co-star. In this case, the counterpart is Mike Epps who cracks wise and utilizes his vocal talents to provide the humor in this action comedy. [More]

Starring: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Tommy Flanagan Trio, Anthony Michael Hall

Starring: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Tommy Flanagan Trio, Anthony Michael Hall, Eva Mendes, Valarie Rae Miller, Jeffrey Chase

Director: Kevin Bray

Director: Kevin Bray
Screenwriter: Ice Cube, Ron Lang
Studio: New Line Cinema

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Film Threat

I had a blast.

Full Review Source: BeatBoxBetty.com | comment Comment
03/07/02
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Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
03/10/02
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
Modamag.com

It's fun to watch the stocky, scowling Ice Cube and skinny, jittery Epps play off each other.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
03/08/02
Connie Ogle
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald

Thanks to Ice Cube, Benjamins feels an awful lot like Friday in Miami.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
02/28/02
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

May be more genial than ingenious, but it gets the job done.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
03/07/02
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Goes a long way on hedonistic gusto.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
04/19/02
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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Cube's charisma and chemistry compensate for corniness and cliche.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
03/07/02
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Often is ... an enjoyable if ethically threadbare caper flick.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
03/14/02
Ian Grey
Ian Grey
Orlando Weekly

A slam-bang extravaganza that is all about a wild-and-woolly, wall-to-wall good time.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
03/18/02
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
San Francisco Examiner

An entertaining, if somewhat standardized, action movie.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
03/08/02
Jonathan Perry
Jonathan Perry
Boston Globe

Spend your Benjamins on a matinee.

Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review | comment Comment
03/10/02
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

In this refreshingly shameless celebration of money and expensive stuff, director Kevin Bray grabs every retro action-film cliché.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/19/02
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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There is a general air of exuberance in All About The Benjamins that's hard to resist.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
04/19/02
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

It works remarkably well as a mindless diversion.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
04/19/02
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

It's refreshingly low-tech, more like a '70s action movie than a modern-day one.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
03/07/02
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

I could go on and on about how funny this film is, because it is truly great comedy.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Marcus D. Russell
Marcus D. Russell
Film Threat

For much of its running time, All About the Benjamins is good, sleazy fun.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
03/07/02
Philip Wuntch
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News
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...in no way original, or even all that memorable, but as downtown Saturday matinee brain candy, it doesn't disappoint.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
03/06/02
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

It’s often a sloppy and muddled tale – but there are much worse ways to spend a random 90 minutes.

Full Review Source: DVD Clinic | comment Comment
08/20/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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