Bait

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Bait

R,

2000,

1h 59m,

Action/

Comedy

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26%

81 Reviews

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41%

10,000+ Ratings

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26%

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81 Reviews

41%

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10,000+ Ratings

Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.

Critics Consensus

Even though Jamie Foxx shines in Bait, the movie suffers from music video roots and a formulaic script that strains credibility.

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Jonathan Foreman

New York Post

Jan 1, 2000

Thanks to Antoine Fuqua's ... feverish and self-indulgent MTV-inspired direction, with its desperate overreliance on close-ups, you just can't tell what's going on.

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

Jan 1, 2000

This film wastes a lot of good actors.

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Eleanor Ringel Cater

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Jan 1, 2000

Despite its genre trappings, Bait is an entertaining and occasionally clever picture with a crackling peformance by Jamie Foxx.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Mar 19, 2013

C-

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

May 18, 2009

C-

Well paced, but weak on story, character, and variety, "Bait" is an underwhelming effort from director Anton Fuqua.

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Aug 7, 2008

2/5

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Theodore W

Mar 19, 2018

The DVD had been sitting on a shelf for 7 years. I decided to give it a try and I objectively found it very entertaining. There are worse movies than "Bait" out there !!!

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Antoine Fuqua

Director

Jamie Foxx

Alvin Sanders

David Morse

Edgar Clenteen

Doug Hutchison

Bristol

Robert Pastorelli

Jaster

Kimberly Elise

Lisa Hill

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Synopsis

Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Producer: Sean Ryerson
Screenwriter: Andrew Scheinman, Adam Scheinman, Tony Gilroy
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Bait Films, Castle Rock Entertainment, Village Roadshow Prod.
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 15, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 25, 2009
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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