Average Rating: 4.3/10
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Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 25
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Average Rating: 4.5/10
Critic Reviews: 11
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Though serving a prison sentence for using his computer to embezzle from an international corporation, Dodge (Stephen Baldwin) still thinks of himself as an ordinary criminal. His fellow convict, Piper (Lawrence Fishburne), whose basic decency leads him to protect Dodge from an assault by another prisoner, thinks the same. Neither Piper nor Dodge particularly like each other; matters are not improved when they are chained together. When a prison riot transforms into a break-out opportunity, they
Jul 19, 1996 Wide
Aug 24, 1999
MGM Home Entertainment
All Critics (30) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (26) | DVD (3)
Scripter Preston A. Whitmore II and helmer Kevin Hooks are obviously well-versed in film lore, for they have concocted a hodgepodge that recycles elements from several white-black team movies.
The situations are so ludicrous and the screenplay so barren of wit that the best it can come up with in the way of jokey humor is to have the characters compare their adventures to scenes in other movies.
Baldwin, in particular, has an appealing bad-boy quality.
On the whole, Baldwin seems pretty dim for a renowned cyber-anarchist. Also, he simply isn't in the same class of actor as Tony Curtis. Or Laurence Fishburne, who swaggers through this mess with his usual suave manliness.
A successful summer diversion, the kind of film you start forgetting the moment it's over but is fun while you're watching it.
Fled? Flee.
The makers of this sluggish, by-the-numbers action pic couldn't even be bothered to exploit the obvious angles.
Lots of physical energy, but little else.
One more stepping stone in the rise of Salma Hayek!
Most of non-action scenes are dead serious, and in those moments Fled becomes unbearably cliched and tedious.
A generic buddy-buddy actioner that's not as slick as it thinks it is...pointless and forgettable
On the plus side, at least for this type of effort, there is a new type of Chinese torture, tampon bandages, numerous film trivia allusions, bullets through peepholes, lots of women as strippers (Oh, not again!!), and a fine soundtrack produced by wunderk
Barrel-bottom buddy-flick refuse.
Despite all efforts by its notable cast, the film suffers from an incohesive plot that tries to provide drama, action and comedy only to lose focus and fail to accomplish any of its aims.
This movie is simply action. And dumb action at that.
Big dumb fun, for sure, but not big and clever.
A fast, furious and relentlessly exciting action-packed thriller that's a non-stop great time. It's wickedly funny and incredibly enjoyable from start to finish. A smart, funny, sexy and exhilarating roller-coaster ride that doesn't put the breaks on for anything. Laurence Fishburne and Stephen Baldwin are terrific,
March 22, 2010Super Reviewer
Typical, overly vicious odd couple action-comedy since The Defiant Ones.
February 8, 2007
Super Reviewer
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