Bad Company

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Bad Company

PG-13

Released Jun 7, 2002

1h 56m

Action

Comedy

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CIA operative Kevin Pope (Chris Rock) is suave, brilliant and right on the verge of completing a top secret mission to keep a rogue nuclear weapon off the black market when he is suddenly killed. With the clock ticking and no other options available, the CIA reluctantly enlists Kevin's long-lost identical twin brother Jake to take his place. Jake is the mirror opposite of Kevin, a working class Joe, it's a comically uphill challenge to train him as a secret agent and get him in the field.

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Critics Consensus

Chris Rock and Anthony Hopkins fail to generate the sparks necessary to save the movie from a generic and utterly predictable script.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Nuclear-bomb-in-NYC plot leaves sour aftertaste.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 23, 2010

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Hank Sartin

Chicago Reader

Director Joel Schumacher does a fair job of managing the chaos, but after a while you get tired of being dragged from setup to setup.

Feb 5, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

As the film begins to lose much of its momentum and forcefulness, it's nevertheless tough to rob Hopkins of an incredible screen presence.

Rated: 4/10

Sep 25, 2020

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Two hours of my life I will never be able to get back...

Apr 29, 2009

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Film Threat

Rated: 2/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Dale R

Anthony Hopkins stars as a CIA agent who must train a wise cracking, street smart ticket scalper, played by Chris Rock, how to act like his twin brother who was also a CIA operative. The only reason to put these two actors together is to make Anthony Hopkins the straight man to Chris Rock’s comedy. The problem is that they only share a couple of scenes that allow for that. The rest of the movie forces the two of them to focus on plot and action. This also never really allows Chris Rock to set up his style of comedy, which needs to be set up. The end of the second act felt like the finale, and the true finale was boring. Skip this movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Pickatcu 1

A simple cheesy action movie... nothing more maybe the chemistry between Chris Rock and Anthony Hopkins was good but no I don't want a sequel from this movie...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/14/23

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Yolanda S

First of all how the heck did Chris Rock get screen time acting with Anthony Hopkins? That was the first thing that I thought. The casting director did a huge solid. This movie is far rmore entertaining than I thought it would be. This is one of Rock's earlier films, let's keep it real he's not an "actor". If you are looking for something that 's a bit of a thriller and fun this is it. Lots of NYC actors in the flick, it's cool to see them in some of their first flicks..think Kerry Washington, Daniel Sunjata, Gabriel Macht, etc.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/24/23

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Audience Member

Very Funny but very serious!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/25/22

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Audience Member

Nothing really to remember about this movie, but it does provide some solid entertainment for a random Tuesday night at home.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Anthony Hopkins stars as a CIA agent who must train a wise cracking, street smart ticket scalper, played by Chris Rock, how to act like his twin brother who was also a CIA operative. The only reason to put these two actors together is to make Anthony Hopkins the straight man to Chris Rock's comedy. The problem is that they only share a couple of scenes that allow for that. The rest of the movie forces the two of them to focus on plot and action. This also never really allows Chris Rock to set up his style of comedy, which needs to be set up. The end of the second act felt like the finale, and the true finale was boring. Skip this movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

CIA operative Kevin Pope (Chris Rock) is suave, brilliant and right on the verge of completing a top secret mission to keep a rogue nuclear weapon off the black market when he is suddenly killed. With the clock ticking and no other options available, the CIA reluctantly enlists Kevin's long-lost identical twin brother Jake to take his place. Jake is the mirror opposite of Kevin, a working class Joe, it's a comically uphill challenge to train him as a secret agent and get him in the field.

Director: Joel Schumacher
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer, Mike Stenson, Michael Browning
Screenwriter: Jason Richman, Michael Browning, Gary Goodman, David Himmelstein
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
Production Co: Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Touchstone Pictures, Stillking Films
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Intense Violent Action|Some Sensuality)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.2M
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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