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The University Daily Kansan Thursday, September 14, 2000
Movies
Section B • Page 4
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By Ryan Dolan
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The biggest gold heist this week end won't be in Sydney for the 2000 Olympic games, but debuting on the silver screen in the action flick, *Bait*, featuring comedian/actor, Jamie Foxx
Foxx (Any Given Sunday) stars as petty thief, Alvin Sanders. Alvin gets locked up for stealing jumbo shrimp — prawns, to be exact. When he arrives at Rikers Island, he briefly shares a cell with convict John Jaster (Robert Pastorelli).
U. S. Treasury investigator Edgar Clenteen (David Morse), knows that Jaster, who was picked up for driving while intoxicated, has just stolen $42 million in gold from the Federal Reserve in Manhattan. Jaster croaks before the menacing Clenteen can discover where he hid the gold and who masterminded the operation.
The government is not afraid to break a few rules to nail a hardened criminal. Under false pretenses, Clenteen releases Alvin as bait to try to lure the "wolf" out of hiding. Alvin has no clue about being a prawn, er, pawn to try and capture what turns out to be Bristol, the craziest über-villain that side of the Hudson River. Bristol doesn't know where the
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gold is located either, hence the suspense.
I expected a predictable film-by-the-numbers action flick, but Foxx's humorous deadpan and comic improv skills blend smoothly with the clever script by Hollywood vets Andrew Scheinman (A Few Good Men), Adam Scheinman (Mickey Blue Eyes), and Tony Gilroy (Armageddon).
Director Antoine Fquua (The Replacement Killers) and director of photography. Tobias Schletissler, visually styled Bait's look toward the sleek, dark urban landscape found in films such as Payback.
Jamie Foxx stars as Alvin Sanders, a small-time thief who is used by the police as human bait to draw out a master criminal. Contributed photo
The talented supporting cast combines an earnest demeanor with subtle comic delivery that quietly mocks the brooding action drama (which was taken too seriously in Keanu Reeves' The Watcher) without undermining it. Morse (The Green Mile) plays the heavy that Hollywood has come to expect from him, while parodying it.
Def Comedy Jam veteran, Mike
Eps, plays Alvins' brother,
Stevie. Foxx and Epps' comic chemistry energizes every scene they're in. Jamie Kennedy (Scream) provides his usual wit and charm as the supercool, government cyberjock.
Hutchinson might be nominated for MTV Villain-of-the-Year for his role as Bristol. He matches his Michael Stipe look with a sick wit, unnerving voice and Bobby Knight temper. He played the sadistic
prison guard, Percy Wetmore, in The Green Mile. Considering Percy was such a memorable character, it mindblowing when you find out he is the same actor. If I hadn't told you, you would never have recognized him.
Among rhythmic gymnastics, synchronized swimming and thrilling badminton matches, I'd sprint to the local theater to catch Bait, which opens tomorrow.
— Edited by Kimberly Thompson
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