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 .. Read more
| Starring | Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Eva Mendes, Tommy Flanagan |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin Bray |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy, Thriller |
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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 humour in this action comedy.
| Starring | Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Eva Mendes, Tommy Flanagan, Anthony Michael Hall, Jeffrey Chase, Valarie Rae Miller |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin Bray |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 30 Sep 2002 Production year: 2002 |
"...Epps often talks as if most of his jokes and insults were picked up from real life....His fizz is a natural contrast to Ice Cube's sourness..."
"...Cube knows is aud[ience], and he delivers just what they expect....[The] pic shifts nicely into caper mode..."
This film has it all. Gorgeous women, lots of guns, harsh language and everything else thats comes with a action movie with Ice Cube in it. The storyline was ... more