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A Balasaur Score of 42 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 12%, Metacritic 33/100. Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,408 2000s action movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 23m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes12%
Metacritic33/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
646 audience votes
Key crew
- Margaret ObermanScreenplay
- Stephen CarpenterScreenplay
- Les MayfieldDirector
- Jim PiddockScreenplay
- John MurphyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Samuel L. JacksonDerrick Vann
- Eugene LevyAndy Fiddler
- Miguel FerrerAgent Peters
- Luke GossJoey Kane
- Susie EssmanLieutenant Rita Carbone
- Anthony MackieBooty
- Gigi RiceSusan
- Rachael CrawfordDara Vann
- Philip AkinInternal Affairs Agent
- Christopher MurrayHomeless Man
- Joel S. KellerLaptop Guy
- John HemphillTed
Stills
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Themes
chasemistake in personfake identitymistaken identityarms dealercopsalesmanpolice officerdentistbuddy cop