When a Harvard-educated CIA agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother.
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Film Cast:
- Oakes: Anthony Hopkins
- Jake Hayes / Kevin Pope: Chris Rock
- Seale: Gabriel Macht
- Adrik Vas: Peter Stormare
- Roland Yates: John Slattery
- Julie: Kerry Washington
- Nicole: Garcelle Beauvais
- Officer Swanson: Brooke Smith
- Mrs. Banks: Irma P. Hall
- Dragan Adjanic: Matthew Marsh
- Mrs. Peterson: Deborah Rush
- Officer Carew: Daniel Sunjata
- Officer Ferren: John Aylward
- Michelle Petrov: Dragan Mićanović
- Cool Bean: T.J. Cross
- G-Mo: Michael Ealy
- Jarma / Dragan Henchman #1: Adoni Maropis
- Officer Parish: DeVone Lawson Jr.
- Officer McCain: Wills Robbins
- Andre: Marek Vašut
- Dragan Henchman #2: Majed Ibrahim
- Dragan Henchman #3: Peter Macdissi
- Dragan Henchman #4: Fuman Dar
- Darius: Petr Jákl
- Officer Dempsey: Dan Ziskie
- Officer Fink: John Fink
- Club Owner: Joseph Edward
- Young Valet: David Fisher
- Hotel Manager: Jan Nemejovský
- Manicurist #1: Winter Ave Zoli
- Manicurist #2: Elin Špidlová
- Manicurist #3: Magdalena Souskova
- Doorman Tim: Peter Davies
- Pam: Lanette Ware
- Assassin: Ammar Daraiseh
- Ivan: Jiri Simberský
- Hotel Clerk: Mikuláš Křen
- Badeddie: Eddie Yansick
- Businessman: Philip Buch
- CIA Officer: Steven Fisher
- Intruder #1: Miloš Kulhavý
- Thug #1: Petr Vlasak
- Thug #2: Viktor Červenka
- Thug #3: Dusan Hyska
- Military Interpreter: P.I. Noccio
- Concierge: Minna Pyyhkala
- Hotel Intruder #1: Kurt Bryant
- Hotel Intruder #3: Pavel Krátký
- Hotel Intruder #4: Frantisek Deak
- Hotel Intruder #5: Muslim Tagirov
- NYTA Officer: Brad Harper
- General: Jeff Mantel
- SWAT Team Leader: Bill Massof
- SWAT Guy: Shabazz Richardson
- SPO: Joel Sugerman
- Henchman #1: Christopher Best
- Henchman #2: Matthew Zolan
- Tourist #1: Dale Wyatt
- Tourist #2: Clare Britton
- Manager: Peter Von Berg
- Desk Clerk: Philippe Vonlanthen
- Agent Wells (Uncredited): Shea Whigham
Film Crew:
- Director of Photography: Dariusz Wolski
- Director: Joel Schumacher
- Costume Design: Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
- Executive Producer: Gary M. Goodman
- Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
- Screenplay: Jason Richman
- Producer: Mike Stenson
- Screenplay: Michael Browning
- Production Design: Jan Roelfs
- Story: David Himmelstein
- Original Music Composer: Trevor Rabin
- Casting: Victoria Thomas
- Set Decoration: Leslie A. Pope
- Makeup Artist: Lisa Deveaux
- Supervising Sound Editor: George Watters II
- Music Supervisor: Bob Badami
- Music Supervisor: Kathy Nelson
- Second Assistant Director: Eric Henriquez
- Associate Producer: Kenny Bates
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Kevin O’Connell
- Hairstylist: Aaron F. Quarles
- Sound Mixer: Peter J. Devlin
- Associate Producer: Matthew Stillman
- Makeup Artist: Anita Gibson
- Costume Supervisor: Donna Maloney
- Associate Producer: David Minkowski
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Greg P. Russell
- Makeup Artist: James Sarzotti
- Hairstylist: Scott Julion
- Hairstylist: Brian Sherratt
- Associate Producer: Eli Richbourg
- Makeup Artist: Kris Evans
- First Assistant Director: Mark Cotone
- Unit Production Manager: Jonathan Filley
- Associate Producer: Pat Sandston
- Stunt Double: Stephanie Finochio
- Editor: Mark Goldblatt
- Editor: Robert K. Lambert
- Assistant Director: Jakub Dvorak
- Art Direction: Jindřich Kočí
- Executive Producer: Clayton Townsend
- Art Direction: W. Steven Graham
- Executive Producer: Chad Oman
- Executive Producer: Lary Simpson
- Art Direction: Alan Gilmore
- Utility Stunts: John Cenatiempo
- Utility Stunts: Roy Farfel
- Utility Stunts: Frank Ferrara Sr.
- Utility Stunts: Peter Bucossi
- Utility Stunts: Janet Paparazzo
Movie Reviews:
- CinemaSerf: You might be more forgiving of this if you are a fan of Chris Rock’s fast-paced, quick-thinking banter. If you are not then it really can border on the puerile at times. The premiss sees Rock (“Jake”) recruited by worldly CIA man “Oakes” (Sir Anthony Hopkins) after his twin brother is killed. Aside from the fact that “Jake” didn’t even know he had a brother, let alone that he was an agent, he is not an especially brave young man who tends to let his mouth do most of the work – so off we go into the murky and perilous world of terrorists bent on killing his fiancée and destroying New York. It’s all pretty formulaic stuff – pyrotechnics, shoot ’em ups, secret codes etc. – with Hopkins standing around most of the time chewing on a toothpick looking about as disinterested at I rapidly became. Some of Rock’s retorts are quite amusing, but at two hours the story wears too thin too quickly and there is little, if any, chemistry between the two at the top of the bill. The effects are pretty standard, as is the plot and though it is watchable enough, it’s certainly not remotely memorable.
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