Double Take

2001 "One big shot. One big mouth. The switch is on."
5.4| 1h28m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 12 January 2001 Released
Producted By: Permut Presentations
Country: United States of America
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A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.

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TalkToMe Frenetic, silly and a waste of time. This movie has nothing to recommend it. Clearly, someone had some extra money and time and decided that it would be charitable to give some B-movie actors some work. The result is a perfectly forgettable effort.The plot is most convoluted mix of relationships, back-stabbings and shootings imaginable. It's like a RoadRunner cartoon. Remember those? The endings were always predictable. The same is true of this movie. There is absolutely nothing to make it interesting.If you have any other way of spending 90 minutes then don't choose this movie. I suggest either studying your navel or thumb twiddling. Both are more exciting.
bob the moo Daryl Chase is a sharp, successful businessman and has done nothing but gone up since finishing at Harvard. Freddy Tiffany is a ghetto hustler who talks loud and takes fast. When Freddy hustles Daryl, the two become inseparable – even if Daryl would like to get rid of Freddy. When Daryl highlights some inconsistencies in a new account he is targeted and nearly killed, however the CIA rescue him at the last minute and tell him he is being watched and protected. However when Daryl finds his secretary murdered the police suspect him and he isn't helped by the fact that he is mistaken for a cop killer and suspect number 1 in the murder of a Mexican politician to boot. On the advice of the CIA, Daryl goes on the run to Mexico with Freddy in tow.If my plot summary sounds a little convoluted then maybe you should avoid this film because in the place of a plot, the film just keeps on switching around the characters. The plot twists and turns in a very unconvincing fashion and it is a major problem because it is practically impossible to actually care about simply because none of it actually makes any sense. So as far as plot logic goes this is a non-event and there are only a few redeeming factors that make it worth a look in you're in an undemanding mood. The main factor is the smart-mouthed comedy that is delivered with energy by the lead actors; it may not be that good but it has some funny scenes and the delivery makes it feel energetic even though you're not laughing that much. Jones is pretty good and makes fun of the ghetto clichés in one of the film's better scenes (ordered food on the train), but other than that he has the drier role of the two. Griffin is hardly a good actor and he squeezes every drop out of an average urban cliché and has the energy to cover for the weak material. I enjoyed his performance even though the script didn't give me much to laugh about.Outside of the scatter-mouth comedy, the film just piles in the usual eye candy to provide distraction if not actual entertainment. In line with the 'excesses over substance' approach of the script the film throws gorgeous black women at us like they were going out of fashion (and let me assure you that they are not). In the opening five minutes we have a party at an underwear show (for no real reason) at which we find that the beautiful Garcelle Beauvais is one of the main models and spends her first scenes in very little clothes. I have no problem with this whatsoever but I did feel bad for Beauvais – NYPD Blue has shown me she is a good actress but this (and other films) generally use her for her body and nothing else. Likewise we have Eskra wheeled out and a mystifyingly small role for Vivica Fox that made me wonder why she bothered. On top of the sex appeal, the film throws on silly action scenes that are never really exciting but do manage to at least be noisy I suppose – again, in the absence of actual substance, just make sure lots of stuff is going on!Overall this is not a terrible film, it is just not a good one. The plot tries to cover for itself by just having illogical twist after illogical twist to the point where I was beaten into submission and just decided to accept whatever it told me and try to let it wash over me! Outside of this, we have excesses thrown at us in the form of the energetic delivery that is never hilarious but does throw up the odd good moment while keeping the film moving; excesses of eye candy including Beauvais put in underwear and displayed for no other reason that to keep the male audience happy; and excesses in action, where gunplay is silly and lacking tension but perhaps befitting the rest of the film. Watchable and fun, if not actually that funny; but many viewers will not be able to enjoy a film that rides on energy and energy alone.
lilmangm This movie is the best action comedy I have ever seen. Gary Grubbs is a great actor and i just happen to know him well. Eddie Griffin is definitely one of the craziest funny men in hollywood. I recommend anyone to see this movie. especially if u love comedy with some added gunshots. Logan how are u man?
movieguy1021 Though billed as a Rush Hour action-comedy, it is not funny at all, except for one scene at the end. Even though the actors were good, this movie is not recommended from me. It could have had funnier moments. My rating: 4/10