![]() ![]() Unfortunately, that's not the case here despite Bruckheimer getting it to work in "The Rock" (with Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage) while the likes of Eddie Murphy & Nick Nolte and Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones did the same in "48 Hours" and "Men in Black" respectively.įrom the performers' pairing to the basic premise and resultant shoot-out action and bomb counting down moments, everything that's offered here is contrived, clichéd and/or recycled from previous efforts. While it's obvious that the filmmakers - producer Jerry Bruckheimer ("Pearl Harbor," "Armageddon"), director Joel Schumacher ("Batman & Robin," "Falling Down") and screenwriters Jason Richman (making his debut) and Michael Browning ("Six Days, Seven Nights," "More Dogs Than Bones") - are obviously going for the mismatched age, odd couple angle, even such a pairing needs the right kind of chemistry - adversarial or grating at first, then predictably more amiable and complementary later on - to work. That's certainly the case with the appropriately titled "Bad Company." Even before I knew much about the film, I thought the idea of pairing Oscar winning actor Anthony Hopkins ("The Silence of the Lambs," "Nixon") with acerbic comedian turned actor Chris Rock ("Down to Earth," "Nurse Betty") sounded like a dubious casting proposal at best. Of course, often times one can sense - just from hearing the idea - that certain cinematic pairings and thus the resultant films in which they appear simply won't work. The failure of chemistry in movies obviously isn't as potentially devastating as would be the case in the other two examples, but it's nevertheless near always a disappointing turn of events. If the elements don't work together in the intended fashion, then the drug, relationship and/or film simply won't either, no matter the attractive packaging or attempts to conceal the problem. OUR TAKE: 3.5 out of 10 Chemistry is everything, whether it's in making a pharmaceutical, a romantic pairing and yes, even a movie. With only nine days to learn how to mimic his dead brother's mannerisms and knowledge in order to fool Vas and the others, Jake sets out for Prague with Oakes and his crew, unaware of the potentially deadly ramifications should they fail in their quest. It turns out he's Kevin's long lost twin brother who's been scraping by, trying to make ends meet and keep his girlfriend, Julie (KERRY WASHINGTON), from moving across the country and taking a job with her ex-boyfriend.Īfter some negotiations, Jake agrees to the deal, but isn't told the specifics or related dangers of what he'll have to do or who he'll be dealing with, including heavies Dragan Adjanic (MATTHEW MARSH) and Michelle Petrov (DRAGAN MICANOVIC), or Kevin's beautiful ex-girlfriend, Nicole (GARCELLE BEAUVAIS-NILON), who wants to get back together with him. Realizing they need Kevin to finish the deal, CIA director Roland Yates (JOHN SLATTERY) orders Oakes and his associates, including agents Seale (GABRIEL MACHT), Swanson (BROOKE SMITH) and Carew (DANIEL SUNJATA), to pick up New York ticket scalper Jake Hayes (CHRIS ROCK) and see if he'll help. ![]() ![]() Working under the guise of antiquities dealer Michael Turner, Pope has set up the deal, but is murdered during a shootout with other parties who are desirous of the bomb. PLOT: Gaylord Oakes (ANTHONY HOPKINS) and Kevin Pope (CHRIS ROCK) are undercover CIA agents working out of Prague where they're attempting to complete the purchase of a nuclear suitcase bomb from Russian black market dealer Adrik Vas (PETER STORMARE). QUICK TAKE: Action/Drama: After being contacted by a desperate CIA agent, a streetwise hustler sets out to impersonate his long lost, but now dead twin brother to help the agency complete an undercover deal of buying a nuclear bomb off the black market. Otherwise, use the following link to read our complete Parental Review of this film. If you've come from our parental review of this film and wish to return to it, simply click on your browser's BACK button. (2002) (Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock) (PG-13)
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