8/10/2023 0 Comments Bad company movie![]() ![]() Bad Company never gets a moment to differentiate itself from the paint by numbers recipe. There are some genuine smash hit films that I have loved which fall into this category because they stand out. The Jerry Bruckheimer films of the 1990’s and early 2000’s have been labelled as paint by numbers action films with a stable of actors that appear in supporting roles in multiple films. There is nothing special that makes Bad Company stand out. ![]() While it is humorous, Rock’s observations take the seriousness out of the situation and slows down the film. Cinematic ComplaintsĬhris Rock is funny in the film, but for most of the movie it feels like Rock has walked into the scene with the thought of doing a bit from his standup routine while being shot at by the bad guys. ![]() The audience can see how Hopkins tries to elevate his character beyond the standard tropes and thankfully he can bring a little sparkle to the role.Ĭhris Rock is funny throughout the film, and you will laugh when his Jake Hayes is riffing on life and the other characters. Cinematic ComplimentsĪnthony Hopkins does his best to make the character of Oakes shine throughout the film. Plans go awry as Jake submerges deeper into the world of arms dealing, and he and Oakes work together to save a kidnapped Julie, but the rest of New York City from a nuclear explosion. His job is to negotiate the sale of a suitcase bomb from a former Russian colonel. His life changes dramatically when his girlfriend Julie (Kerry Washington) plans to leave him because she sees no future in their relationship, and CIA agent Oakes (Anthony Hopkins) informs him that his long-lost twin brother died on a mission, and the CIA needs his help.Īfter some financial compensation is offered, Jake agrees to assume the role of his brother. Jake Hayes (Chris Rock) is a street-smart ticket scalper and chess master just trying to get by. The movie had all the ingredients for success with stars Chris Rock and Anthony Hopkins, director Joel Schumacher, and a plot that people would recognize yet it would disappoint financially and critically when it was released in 2002. Season tickets £40 (£32.50 concessions) for all the Celluloid Sorceress Joel Schumacher films available from Billetto, or direct from the Museum.Blockbuster Bombs continues with this weeks Jerry Bruckheimer produced Bad Company. TICKETS & PRICINGĪdvance tickets may be purchased from Billetto, or direct from the Museum by calling 020 7840 2200 in office hours. The film will be screened in the downstairs cinema.ĭoors open at 19.00, for a 19.30 start. Introduced by Rebecca Nicole Williams with a vintage support programme by DEEP ‘00s! Unavailable on blu-ray, The Celluloid Sorceress is excited to give the funny and exciting Bad Company an extremely rare outing on the big screen. The last major film production to shoot inside the World Trade Centre, under other circumstances Bad Company may have taken up a place alongside the popular buddy-buddy action comedies of the era, such as Rush Hour (1998) or The Rock (1996). In a summer dominated by the heroic New York spirit of Spider-Man, action thrillers failed to connect with audiences for whom the plot felt far too real. One of 45 films affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11th, like other action movies with a terrorist theme such as Collateral Damage, Bad Company was shelved, reworked and released in the summer of 2002, six months later than originally intended. Chris Rock is a chess hustler turned government recruit and Anthony Hopkins is a spook handling a mission to intercept a dirty bomb to be detonated by Czech extremists at Grand Central Station. The final screening of the year in The Celluloid Sorceress’ retrospective of Joel Schumacher is a rare opportunity to see the director’s least-known film, Bad Company (2002). ![]()
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