Rating: R
Genre:
Action
Theatrical Release: 03/08/2002(USA)
Release Date: 08/20/2002
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DDS/DTS
Run Time: 98 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: New Line Home Video
Rap star and actor
Ice Cube produces, co-writes, and stars in this comic
crime thriller that reunites him with his
Next Friday (1999) co-star
Mike Epps in the
48 Hrs. (1982) mold.
Cube plays
Bucum Jackson, a Miami bounty hunter for
Martinez Bail Bonds who's tired of his dangerous, unprofitable profession and wants to start his own private investigation firm. Lacking stake money,
Bucum is forced to hunt down a small-time grafter named
Reggie Wright (
Epps), a fast-talking confidence man who's crossed his path before. Except that this time,
Wright tries to avoid his pursuer by hiding in a van being driven by a pair of murderous diamond thieves who've just made off with 20 million dollars worth of stones. They're in the employ of lethal crime lord and yacht broker
Williamson (
Tommy Flanagan), someone that neither
Reggie nor
Bucum is anxious to cross, but it seems that
Reggie left his wallet in the van, a wallet containing a winning lottery ticket worth 60 million dollars. The hunt is on for big money as the mismatched duo tries to outfox a wily syndicate for both the ticket and the precious gems. The directorial debut of music video director
Kevin Bray,
All About the Benjamins (2002) co-stars
Eva Mendes,
Carmen Chaplin,
Valarie Rae Miller,
Jeff Chase,
Roger Guenveur Smith,
Anthony Michael Hall, and
Lil' Bow Wow.
~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
;)
