Bait (US)

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Alvin Sanders is going to help the Feds catch a killer. He just doesn`t know it yet
Certificate: R
Running Time: 119 mins
Retail Price: $19.98
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Alvin Dean Sanders doesn`t get it. He doesn`t know why his conviction for small-time theft is wiped from the record - piff! - just like that. Or why $11,500 in walking around money is laid on him. Alvin doesn`t know he`s the bait in a snaky government scheme to capture a killer. But he`s starting to grow suspicious.

Jamie Foxx (Any Given Sunday) plays Alvin, reeling in laughs and heroics in a high-tech action comedy, directed by Antoine Fuqua (The Replacement Killers) and also starring The Green Mile`s David Morse and Doug Hutchison, Set It Off`s Kimberly Elise and Jamie Kennedy (the Scream trilogy). The style is cutting-edge cool, the humor is crazy as a Foxx. Bait is a caper that - hook, line and sinker - just might grab you.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Jamie Foxx
Cast/Filmmaker Profiles

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 French

Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
CC: English

Directed By:
Antoine Fuqua

Written By:
Tony Gilroy
Adam Scheinman
Andrew Scheinman

Starring:
David Paymer
Kimberly Elise
Doug Hutchison
Robert Pastorelli
David Morse
Jamie Foxx

Casting By:
Ronnie Yeskel
Susan Forrest

Soundtrack By:
Mark Mancina

Director of Photography:
Tobias A. Schliessler

Editor:
Alan Edward Bell

Costume Designer:
Delphine White

Production Designer:
Peter Jamison

Producer:
Sean Ryerson
Joseph Boccia

Executive Producer:
Jaime King
Tony Gilroy

Distributor:
Warner Bros

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8 / 10

While the subject of this movie has been nicely covered in "Enemy Of The State" already, this is a fun and enjoyable action thriller (with some comic relief).
The video transfer is very good. There are no compression signs and the numerous dark scenes are rendered beautifully.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is very good as well. The surrounds are nicely used during the chase scenes, explosions and background music.
The menus are all still with music.
The extras include a commentary. That`s all.
Bottom line - a nice popcorn movie with some great action scenes.

posted by Zvi Josef on 22/7/2001 18:44