Rotten
By the end, even the irrepressible Mr. Foxx seems tired and defeated.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Overview
What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in a stickup at the local Sip and Zip.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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17%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Held Up is a fish-out-of-water comedy that is all wet from the start.
Loren King, Boston Globe
Rotten
This slow and talky sitcom may leave its paying customers feeling Held Up.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Fresh
There's enough nice timing and character surprises to make it click at least half of the time.
Michael Atkinson, Mr. Showbiz
Rotten
There are points in the movie where you think you're ready to laugh, but, like the movie as a whole, they don't amount to much.
Gene Seymour, Newsday
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