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Bait (2000)
Released By: Warner Bros. Pictures   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: David Morse, Jamie Foxx, Kimberly Elise, Robert Pastorelli, Doug Hutchinson, Mike Epps
Published ID: 307448
UPC: 085391880424,
Plot: In this action comedy, a crook trying to go straight finds himself lured back to crime by the police, without his even knowing it. When master criminals Jasper (Robert Pastorelli) and Bristol (Doug Hutchison) pull a heist that nets $40 million in gold but leaves behind several dead policemen, detective Edgar Clenteen (David Morse) pulls out all the stops to put the thief behind bars. Jasper is jailed and ends up sharing a cell with Alvin Sanders (Jamie Foxx), a habitual small-time criminal who was brought in after a bungled robbery of a seafood wholesaler. Jasper, who has a weak heart, suffers a heart attack in jail, and as he dies, he gives Alvin a message to pass along to his wife. Eager to track down Bristol, who still has the gold, Clenteen has Alvin secretly implanted with an experimental tracking device, and then lets him go free, while spreading the word on the street that Jasper told him where the gold was stashed shortly before his death. While Alvin makes an effort to start his life over and get a straight job, Clenteen and his staff are electronically following his every move, waiting for Bristol and his associates to track him down. Bait was directed by Antoine Fuqua, whose previous credit was the stylish crime thriller The Replacement Killers. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Fast Delivery
Added 6/10/2009

I rcv'd my item in like 2-3days. The DVD is in excellent condition, and it's a movie that I had years ago, and wanted it back into my collection. I get all my DVD's from Amazon! Quick, and inexpensive. I mean who can beat 1 cent on movies, even with the S & H it's still less than Wal-Mart or any place else. I would buy from this user again!
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Better than most people give it credit for
Added 5/28/2009

I am amazed at how this movie has a low average(3 stars?) when there are crappy movies averaging 4 and 1/2 stars and 5 stars on Amazon. The fanboy mentality strikes again. When this movie came out just about everyone slammed it. Even my ex-girlfriend said this movie was suspect. Years later I sat down to watch this movie and I found myself enjoying. Even laughing quite a bit. This and The Replacement Killers are the movies that had people labeling the director Antoine Fuqua as the black Michael Bay. I dont see how since most of Fuqua's movies are smarter than anything Michael Bay has came up with. At any rate...

Story: Alvin Sanders(Jamie Foxx) is former convict that is used by a no-nonsense Treasury agent Edgar(David Morse) as a pawn to catch a killer named Bristol(Doug Hutchinson). Alvin's every moves are tracked by a bug implanted in his jaw after an accident. While these agents are after Bristol, Bristol is after the gold bricks that were taken in a heist gone awry.

Jamie Foxx is funny as well as great as Alvin Sanders. Alvin is a fast-talker that is a lot smarter than he lets on. Doug Hutchinson is okay as Bristol. He can be over-the-top sometimes in his John Malkovitchesque demeanor. He was better here than he was as Looney Bin Jim in Punisher: War Zone. David Morse is good as the hard edged treasury agent. Even Mike Epps is funny as Alvin's brother Stevie. Both him and Jamie had some funny moments on screen.

The only flaw of the movie is the some of the attempts at a thriller fall flat. The scenario at the horse race track is way over-the-top but I couldn't look away. The director went all out there so he gets points for that. Plus the bomb scene with the treasury agent tied to a chair while the detonator rests on the door was pretty nifty.

All in all Bait is not a bad movie by a long shot. Its never boring, its always funny and I wasnt checking my watch every minute. That should count for something. Bait is one of the most underrated movies of 2000 period.

PS: to the reviewer that claimed this movie is too violent.... How long have you been living under a rock?

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comedy central
Added 3/7/2009

this is to me an action oriented movie with lots of laughs with actors who are now 'stars.'
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
good funny action movie
Added 2/23/2009

Loved this movie, and I think you will too.
It had a lot of action in it, and it was humorous.
Good story, nice plot.

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STUPID MOVIE!
Added 10/10/2008

ONLY WATCHED HALF OF IT AND ITS HORRIBLE!!! BORING BORING BORING!!! WAIST OF TIME TO WATCH OR EVEN THINK ABOUT!!!
0 out of 2 people found this helpful.
Fast Delivery
Added 6/10/2009

I rcv'd my item in like 2-3days. The DVD is in excellent condition, and it's a movie that I had years ago, and wanted it back into my collection. I get all my DVD's from Amazon! Quick, and inexpensive. I mean who can beat 1 cent on movies, even with the S & H it's still less than Wal-Mart or any place else. I would buy from this user again!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Better than most people give it credit for
Added 5/28/2009

I am amazed at how this movie has a low average(3 stars?) when there are crappy movies averaging 4 and 1/2 stars and 5 stars on Amazon. The fanboy mentality strikes again. When this movie came out just about everyone slammed it. Even my ex-girlfriend said this movie was suspect. Years later I sat down to watch this movie and I found myself enjoying. Even laughing quite a bit. This and The Replacement Killers are the movies that had people labeling the director Antoine Fuqua as the black Michael Bay. I dont see how since most of Fuqua's movies are smarter than anything Michael Bay has came up with. At any rate...

Story: Alvin Sanders(Jamie Foxx) is former convict that is used by a no-nonsense Treasury agent Edgar(David Morse) as a pawn to catch a killer named Bristol(Doug Hutchinson). Alvin's every moves are tracked by a bug implanted in his jaw after an accident. While these agents are after Bristol, Bristol is after the gold bricks that were taken in a heist gone awry.

Jamie Foxx is funny as well as great as Alvin Sanders. Alvin is a fast-talker that is a lot smarter than he lets on. Doug Hutchinson is okay as Bristol. He can be over-the-top sometimes in his John Malkovitchesque demeanor. He was better here than he was as Looney Bin Jim in Punisher: War Zone. David Morse is good as the hard edged treasury agent. Even Mike Epps is funny as Alvin's brother Stevie. Both him and Jamie had some funny moments on screen.

The only flaw of the movie is the some of the attempts at a thriller fall flat. The scenario at the horse race track is way over-the-top but I couldn't look away. The director went all out there so he gets points for that. Plus the bomb scene with the treasury agent tied to a chair while the detonator rests on the door was pretty nifty.

All in all Bait is not a bad movie by a long shot. Its never boring, its always funny and I wasnt checking my watch every minute. That should count for something. Bait is one of the most underrated movies of 2000 period.

PS: to the reviewer that claimed this movie is too violent.... How long have you been living under a rock?

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
comedy central
Added 3/7/2009

this is to me an action oriented movie with lots of laughs with actors who are now 'stars.'
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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