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All About the Benjamins

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All About the Benjamins (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 74

Fresh: 23

Rotten:51

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 stumble upon a diamond heist culminating... 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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They failed to get a consistently funny script or a director capable of effectively staging an action scene.

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05/20/03
Jim Shelby
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This one is a waste of your Washingtons.

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03/12/03
Dennis Schwartz
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I could go on and on about how funny this film is, because it is truly great comedy.

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12/08/02
Marcus D. Russell
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Jeff Strickler
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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Directed by Kevin Bray, whose crisp framing, edgy camera work, and wholesale ineptitude with acting, tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut.

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10/03/02
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
L.A. Weekly
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It plays like a by-the-numbers action flick that happens to have a few funny lines in it. It is barely watchable.

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09/18/02
Eric D. Snider
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Hit and miss as far as the comedy goes and a big ole’ miss in the way of story.

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09/14/02
Ryan Cracknell
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It’s often a sloppy and muddled tale – but there are much worse ways to spend a random 90 minutes.

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08/20/02
Scott Weinberg
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08/09/02
Robert Denerstein
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Unremittingly over-the-top and brutal, All About the Benjamins is as cunning as it is crude.

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07/29/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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The home-run performances of Cube and Epps are handicapped by inept and illogical action sequences.

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07/15/02
Marshall Fine
Journal News (Westchester, NY)
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the heroes become more loathsome as the story progresses.

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06/20/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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06/10/02
Stephen Himes
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Director Kevin Bray excels in breaking glass and marking off the “Miami Vice” checklist of power boats, Latin music and dog tracks. He doesn’t, however, deliver nearly enough of the show's trademark style and flash.

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