R E V I E W S
Bait (2000)
Starring: Jamie
Foxx, Doug Hutchison Studio: Warner Bros. Review Posted: 9.16.00 Rating: 3/5
By Paul Perkins.
Sometimes you may use somebody to get something. Alvin (Jamie Foxx), a petty thief, has a big score. It's to steal prongs (shrimp), but he's busted soon after. While in jail, he befriends John Jaster (Robert Pastorelli). Jaster has a servere heart problem and is on the verge of dying. But what Alvin doesn’t know is that Jaster is involved in a high- tech robbery.
The amount stolen is $ 40 million in gold bars. Jaster tells Alvin where the gold is hidden. But what Alvin doesn’t know is that the FBI is looking for the gold. Jaster's partner in crime, technology whiz kid Bristol (Doug Hutchison), is still on the loose. So how can they lure Bristol out of the clear blue? They need Bait. So they choose Alvin to get to Bristol. The catch is, Alvin doesn’t know what's going on. Inevitably, the chase is on.
While watching Bait, you may think of other films. For example, Blue Streak mixed with bits of 48 Hours and the technology of Enemy of the State. But with all of that, Bait was enjoyable and very funny. Jamie Foxx is the main star of Bait. Last year, we've seen him as a football player in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday. In it, Foxx showed that he's a funny, yet serious actor. After, he was in Held Up, a pretty bad movie. Soon after it came out, it was clear Foxx needed a good movie. Bait is it. He was very funny and showed us some of his funniest acts.
Bait has a good supporting cast. There is David Morse (The Green Mile) as the U.S Treasury investigator Clenteen. Following is Kimberly Elise (Beloved) as Alvin's girlfriend Lisa and Jamie Kennedy ( Scream trilogy) as one of Clenteen's team members.
The main cast and supporting cast worked well together. The way they used modern day technology in this movie was pretty cool, but of course we'ver already been exposed to it in Enemy of the State. Bait may not be the most original movie of the year but it was good and does deserve to be looked at. If you see this film you will not be disappointment. You'll get you money's worth.
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