An ex-cop turned private investigator is hired to trace his former girlfriend... and 20 million bucks in stolen drug money. Read more
| Starring | Keenen Ivory Wayans, Charles S. Dutton, Jada Pinkett, Salli Richardson |
|---|---|
| Director | Keenen Ivory Wayans |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy |
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An ex-cop turned private investigator is hired to trace his former girlfriend... and 20 million bucks in stolen drug money.
| Starring | Keenen Ivory Wayans, Charles S. Dutton, Jada Pinkett, Salli Richardson, Andrew Divoff |
|---|---|
| Director | Keenen Ivory Wayans |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 37 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 08 Mar 2004 Production year: 1995 |
After scoring several direct hits with his blaxploitation spoof I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Keenen Ivory Wayans shoots high, wide and not very handsomely with this scattergun parody of film noir and 'hood crime pictures. Clearly spreading himself too thin, Wayans seems to be the only performer with real faith in his script, which is woefully predictable considering he was the brains behind the In Living Color TV series that helped launch Jim Carrey. His direction is equally sloppy, as he too often settles for the easy (and occasionally offensive) gag and fails to rein in the excessive exuberance of Jada Pinkett (now married to Will Smith).
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