
The governor of a Mexican state is assassinated. Soon after, junior executive Daryl Chase's life turns upside down: after he flags a huge transfer of funds from a Mexican account as probably illegal, he's attacked in his apartment, rescued by a CIA agent, finds his secretary shot dead, and witnesses two cops get killed. He calls the CIA guy who tells him to grab the next train to Mexico. Leaving Manhattan, Daryl can't shake a jive-talking street punk named Freddy, and soon he... (Full plot summary below)
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The governor of a Mexican state is assassinated. Soon after, junior executive Daryl Chase's life turns upside down: after he flags a huge transfer of funds from a Mexican account as probably illegal, he's attacked in his apartment, rescued by a CIA agent, finds his secretary shot dead, and witnesses two cops get killed. He calls the CIA guy who tells him to grab the next train to Mexico. Leaving Manhattan, Daryl can't shake a jive-talking street punk named Freddy, and soon he's traded clothes with Freddy to escape the police. Within days, his girlfriend, his boss, his client, Freddy, the FBI, and the dead governor's dog are tangled in a web of deceit and danger. Who's who?
Leave your thoughts about Double Take.
| Miami HeraldCharles SavageAn even-handed mixture of suspense and comedy that aims to play fair with the audience on both fronts. |
| TV Guide MagazineSteve SimelsThere's so much going on it's hard to keep track, and after a while you may be tempted to give up. |
| Chicago TribuneMark CaroYou get the feeling that everyone was in a good mood and the margaritas were pouring, but neither Gallo nor anybody else ever found a bottom line for this movie or its characters. |
| USA TodaySusan WloszczynaAs buddy pics go, this is pretty much not even worth a single look, let alone a double take. |
| New York Daily NewsJami BernardThis dismally strained comedy defies laughs and doesn't contain an ounce of internal logic. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertI realized there was no hope for the movie because the plot and characters had alienated me beyond repair. If an audience is going to be entertained by a film, first they have to be able to stand it. |
| New York PostLou LumenickMost of the comedy, such as it is, consists of the uppity Chase acting "street" and the ghetto-fabulous Tiffany putting on moneyed airs. But, if you've seen the trailers, you already know that. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAnother racial cartoon buddy movie that eagerly flogs its best laugh -- indeed, its only laugh -- in the trailer. |
| L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmAn ostensible action-comedy that can't seem to get either side of its genre equation right. |
| Mr. ShowbizKevin MaynardIt's doubtful that anyone, even executors of Greene's literary estate, will be able to discern much of the source material in this frenetic trifle. |