
While they're on vacation in the Southwest, Rae finds out her man Michael spent their house money on a classic car, so she dumps him, hitching a ride to Vegas for a flight home. A kid promptly steals Michael's car, leaving him at the Zip & Sip, a convenience store. Three bumbling robbers promptly stage a hold up. Two take off with the cash stranding the third, with a mysterious crate, just as the cops arrive. The robber takes the store hostage. As incompetent cops bring in a ... (Full plot summary below)
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While they're on vacation in the Southwest, Rae finds out her man Michael spent their house money on a classic car, so she dumps him, hitching a ride to Vegas for a flight home. A kid promptly steals Michael's car, leaving him at the Zip & Sip, a convenience store. Three bumbling robbers promptly stage a hold up. Two take off with the cash stranding the third, with a mysterious crate, just as the cops arrive. The robber takes the store hostage. As incompetent cops bring in a SWAT team and try a by-the-book rescue, Michael has to keep the robber calm, find out what's in the crate, aid the negotiations, and get back to Rae. The Stockholm Syndrome asserts its effect.
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| New York TimesA.O. ScottBy the end, even the irrepressible Mr. Foxx seems tired and defeated. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesEven if it isn't much of a comedy, at least it's a good-spirited one. The cast gives it their all, but the material is hopeless. |
| NewsdayGene SeymourThere are points in the movie where you think you're ready to laugh, but, like the movie as a whole, they don't amount to much. |
| San Diego Union-TribuneDennis HuntIn this disjointed comedy, Foxx is just a Murphy clone. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaIt takes some doing to make performers as magnetic and energetic as Foxx and Long uninteresting to watch, and that's exactly what Rash and Eastin have managed to accomplish here. |
| 3BlackChicks ReviewKamal 'The Diva' LarsuelI'd rather be held up than have to sit through this again. |
| User ReviewBrandan WThis movie was okay. It made me laugh out loud more than once. It was however VERY slow moving in parts. I fell asleep watching it on Friday night, but it was decent enough that on Saturday morning I found where I dozed off and continued watching it. A good point is that the movie manages to be moderately funny without being crude or overly sexual... That's hard to find these days. The biggest negative is that virtually the entire plot occurs in one spot, and you get very little change of scenery throughout the entire movie. If you're looking for continuous laughs, this may not be the movie for you. But if you can endure the slow parts, the humor will sporadically appear. |
| User ReviewPaul Dwow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that jamie foxx, jake busey, nia long, barry corbin, eduardo yanez, john cullum, sam gifaldi, natalia cigliuti play good roles/parts throughout this movie....i think that the director of this romance/comedy/action/adventure movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect thorughout this movie....its an enjoyable movie 2 watch n its a really good comedy movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie |
| User ReviewPrivate UThis movie is funny you have to listen to da nigga jamie he funny as hell |
| User ReviewEugene H"dont care what nobody say dis movie fuuuuuuny as hell" |