Bucum Jackson (Cube) is a bounty hunter with a lot of attitude and no interest in taking on a partner. Working at Martinez Bail Bonds, Jackson has unorthodox methods of tracking down low-life criminals, but they work, and one day he hopes to become his own boss and open up his own private investigation firm. Reggie Wright (Epps) is a slippery con artist who is avoiding the law, and Jackson. During a cat and mouse chase, the two stumble on a multi-million dollar diamond heist. Hiding from Jackson, Wright finds himself in the thieves' getaway van and ends up having to escape from them after they discover their booty is fake, much to the displeasure of their ruthless boss (Flanagan). When Wright meets up with his girlfriend (Mendes), he discovers that his recently purchased lottery ticket is the sole winner of $60 million. Unfortunately, his wallet, which held the ticket, was left in the thieves' van, so he persuades Jackson to help him get it back.
In this refreshingly shameless celebration of money and expensive stuff, director Kevin Bray grabs every retro action-film cliche.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
19 Apr 2002
fresh:
Goes a long way on hedonistic gusto.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
19 Apr 2002
rotten:
The home-run performances of Cube and Epps are handicapped by inept and illogical action sequences.
– Robert K. Elder,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jul 2002
rotten:
Directed by Kevin Bray, whose crisp framing, edgy camera work, and wholesale ineptitude with acting, tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut.