This is a movie fantasy, folks -- like James Bond, without the smarm and martinis.
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerEllen A. Kim
Seattle Post-IntelligencerEllen A. Kim
This is Epps' showcase. He can't cover all the film's flaws, but he'll sure gab your ear off trying.
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San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The strange case of a movie that clunks in every possible way but the ultimate way -- it entertains.
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Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Something puddles to nothing in this relentless Miami sun.
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Village VoiceNick Rutigliano
Village VoiceNick Rutigliano
Glitz and speed help alleviate cavernous plot holes and rote gangsta misogyny, while the gleeful violence, pointlessly sappy lulls, and racial sparring are leavened a bit by capricious auto-critique.
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Those who need little more than a car chase, gunplay, pretty girls and a solid soundtrack will be entertained. And Ice Cube fans won't be disappointed. Everyone else may want to think twice before shelling out hard-earned dollars.
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The New York TimesDana Stevens
The New York TimesDana Stevens
This movie, a chaotic caper film at heart, wrecks its comic tone with some moments of gruesome violence.
The unnecessary nastiness, even sadism, of much of the violence also bears mentioning if you're expecting more of the benignly cartoonish silliness of Cube's lone directing effort, "The Players Club."