Bait
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39 out of 100

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6.7 out of 10

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  • Starring: Jamie Foxx
  • Summary: Alvin Sanders (Foxx) is set up as bait by Treasury Agent Clenteen (Morse) to trap a dangerous criminal (Hutchison). The Feds think Alvin was given a secret code in jail that would lead to gold in the U.S. Treasury. Alvin just wants to go straight, but ...

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 28
  3. Negative: 8 out of 28
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    It's over the top, an exercise in action comedy that cuts loose from logic and enjoys itself.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    60
    A B movie in A-grade clothing.
  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: F. X. Feeney
    60
    Though the film overall is as disposable as a hot dog, it is just as enjoyable.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    38
    One of those thriller-comedy combos that never get the balance quite right.
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 6

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