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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788841590
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788841599
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 12, 2002
Running Time: 117 minutes
Sales Rank: 16955
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 07, 2002
Editorial Review:
Description:
Academy Award(R)-winner Anthony Hopkins (Best Actor, 1991, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) and the irrepressible Chris Rock star in this spy action thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat! Veteran CIA agent Gaylord Oakes (Hopkins) must recruit streetwise punk Jake Hayes (Rock) when Jake's identical twin brother is killed in the line of duty. With only nine days to complete a nuclear weapons negotiation, Jake has to go from smart talking to smooth operating and convince all parties he is the sophisticated brother he never knew. From Prague to New York the chase is on and the clock is ticking when more than a preemptive arms deal goes 'bad.'
Amazon.com:
Bad Company boasts all the gloss one expects from A-list Hollywood talent, but you get a lot of chaff with the wheat. Pay attention to Anthony Hopkins as a weary CIA veteran, and you'll see the reliable work of an old pro giving his best in the absence of challenge. That sums up this movie, however: Hopkins and costar Chris Rock are already fighting clichés when Rock is recruited into the CIA after his identical twin brother (they'd been separated at birth) is killed in the line of duty. Rock and Hopkins must carry out a sting against nuclear terrorists, but apart from this coincidental similarity to The Sum of All Fears, director Joel Schumacher seems asleep at the wheel, rotely crafting a thriller without thrills for Pearl Harbor producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Those expecting comedy from Rock will be disappointed; Bad Company reins him in, and that restraint affects the rest of the movie. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Bad Company
Bad Company has nothing to do with the ledgendary Southern Rock band of the 70's. This is a well acted, suspensful production with many twists and turns which usually do not work in a film with Chris Rock as the co-star. I was greatly impressed with Chris Rock's ability to deliver a top-notch performance throughout the entire movie. Of course there were a few places where he added comedy pieces, but they were well placed and effective. One can be supremely confident Sir Anthony Hopkins has never ... Read More
Rating:  - Action and comedy at their worst
Bad Company wasn't a perfect film and it could have been. With the direction of Joel Schumacher and the on screen partnership of Chris Rock & Anthony Hopkinks but I was wrong. The film is slowly paced and Chris Rock looked bored in the role. Skip this one even if you're a diehard Rock fan.
Rating:  - More Than Expected!
I don't usually watch a film too concerned about who is in it, who produced and directed it. If any of these are familiar, so much the better (e.g., Tony Scott). First of all, the pairing of Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock was simply a surprise. The soundtrack is excellent (and who cares if any of it was used before?). It begins as what looks like a fairly serious film (several killings in Prague) and then BAM! it is a comedy. If they spent any time showing how they figured out that Michael Turner ... Read More
Rating:  - Amazing Hopkins-Weak Movie
Bad Company was a quite a disappointment, considering the presence of Anthony Hopkins.
The movie sheds light on a CIA operation that is about to go awry when one of its operatives is killed in Prague. Following the discovery, however, of a long lost twin to take the deceased's place, it just might work...
The plot has elements of both comedy and adventure, though it fails to take off. The acting is pretty weak (with the exception of Anthony Hopkins who does a great job of trying to cover ... Read More
Rating: - Fighting clichés
When I pop a DVD in it's not to see how much action, or which film can I compare it too, it's because I enjoy movies. I like to laugh, and I love a tear jerker! Now I'm a boyish girl so I love me some speed, some violence, and yes some action.
Okay I've been sick so I haven't been doing anything with the exceptions of coughing, blowing my nose, and popping pills that have kept me a little dazed. So while lying on the couch I picked up Bad Company and decided to watch, or let it watch me. ... Read More
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