Bait (2000) Critic Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

It's over the top, an exercise in action comedy that cuts loose from logic and enjoys itself.Read the full review

Variety | Dennis HarveyAdd Critic to Favorites

A B movie in A-grade clothing.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

Bait ends up seeming pretty wormy.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

Has less substance and depth than its title.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

The action is difficult to follow.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

It's just respectable trash, and a dress rehearsal for better things ahead.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Steve DalyAdd Critic to Favorites

A tired action thriller determined to play the race card every which way for every which kind of viewer, seems hopelessly behind the curve.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Gene SeymourAdd Critic to Favorites

But what little humor there is in the movie becomes subservient to the grisly violence, gratuitous cruelty and ugly car chases.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

Ought to be called "Hook, Line and Stinker."Read the full review

The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites

Why Mr. Foxx, who was so impressive in "Any Given Sunday," chose to make a movie so boring and idiotic that it barely meets minimal standards of lowest- common-denominator entertainment.Read the full review

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