Bobby Z

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Bobby Z

R

2007

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

Action

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Tim Kearney (Paul Walker), a former Marine in prison, is asked to impersonate a recently killed drug lord to get out of his sentence. When a hostage switch with a crime lord goes badly, Tim goes on the run with the drug lord's son.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

Pic overall has the feel of something tossed off to pass time and pay bills between more prestigious gigs.

Oct 16, 2007

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...ultimately manages to overcome its myriad of deficiencies to become a surprisingly entertaining little actioner...

Rated: 3/4

Jun 8, 2008

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Keith Breese

Filmcritic.com

There's a reason this went straight to DVD, folks

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 5, 2007

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

Filled with head scratchingly dumb twists and cornball dialogue, this is not exactly a brilliant film. Yet it's got a slick look and at least a few passable action scenes.

Rated: 63/100

Aug 31, 2007

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Jerrod G

Bobby Z had quite the action definitely entertaining with Laurence Fishburne to boot. Action with a very small splash of drama is all this movie has to offer though.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Jelisije J

An entertaining disjointed film where a convict must go undercover as a genius spoiled rich man in order to walk from the prison system...... the problem is though the cartel, aryan brotherhood, and corrupt cops want him dead.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Jeffrey P

A solid little motion picture that stays above water without overdoing it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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Audience Member

Really liked this story although the movie adaptation has too many flashbacks and didn't do well at the box office. But come on, how many movies does the reluctant hero get away with the beautiful girl, adopted son, the money, and the boat?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

I loved the movie, The music was awesome to bad they didn't put a soundtrack out there is one song that nobody seems to know who sings it the words go I tip my hand to the guard at the gate. It just leaves you hanging.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

Not a bad watch, no interest in watching it a second time but entertaining enough.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Synopsis

Tim Kearney (Paul Walker), a former Marine in prison, is asked to impersonate a recently killed drug lord to get out of his sentence. When a hostage switch with a crime lord goes badly, Tim goes on the run with the drug lord's son.

Director: John Herzfeld
Producer: Brandon Birtell, Stan Erdreich, Matt Luber, Heidi Jo Markel
Screenwriter: Bob Krakower, Allen Lawrence
Production Co: Millennium Films, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG, Eclectic Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Brief Nudity|Some Drug Use|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2007
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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