Bad Company (2002)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers (WGA):

Gary M. Goodman (story) and
David Himmelstein (story) ...

Release Date:

7 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Two Mismatched Partners. One Messed Up Case!

Plot:

When a Harvard-educated CIA agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother.

Plot Keywords:

Twin | CIA | Twin Brother | CIA Agent | Terrorist

Cast

Anthony Hopkins	...	Officer Oakes
Chris Rock	...	Jake Hayes / Kevin Pope / Michael Turner
Peter Stormare	...	Adrik Vas
Gabriel Macht	...	Officer Seale
Kerry Washington	...	Julie
Adoni Maropis	...	Jarma / Dragan Henchman #1
Garcelle Beauvais	...	Nicole (as Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon)
Matthew Marsh	...	Dragan Adjanic
Dragan Micanovic	...	Michelle 'The Hammer' Petrov
John Slattery	...	Roland Yates
Brooke Smith	...	Officer Swanson
Daniel Sunjata	...	Officer Carew
DeVone Lawson Jr.	...	Officer Parish
Wills Robbins	...	Officer McCain
Marek Vasut	...	Andre

Also Known As:

Black Sheep (USA) (working title)
Ceská spojka (Czech Republic)
Czech Mate (USA) (working title)
The Double (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, some sensuality and language.

Runtime:

116 min | Spain:125 min

Country:

USA | Czech Republic

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Canada:A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | New Zealand:M | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Australia:M | Austria:16 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39081) | Iceland:14

Filming Locations:

Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

This was one of the last movies ever filmed in the World Trade Center (some of the subway scenes).

Goofs:

Continuity: Hayes and Oakes run their car into a tree, completely smashing the right side of the car. In the following shots the car is more or less undamaged.

Quotes:

Jake Hayes: In my foster house, we were so poor, we used to lick stamps for dinner.

Movie Connections:

References Pretty Woman (1990)

Soundtrack:

Bury the Evidence

Not Bad Company

After reading so many negative reviews of this movie, I expected the worst and almost didn't see it. But I was in the mood for a movie and it was the only one showing that I hadn't already seen that was even remotely of interest to me. To my surprise I enjoyed the movie and where I think so many critics went wrong was to view this movie as a comedy, which it really isn't, except for a few humorous moments as might be expected in any such action movie. And Anthony Hopkins actually played his role the way it should have been played. It was not a role calling for a wild comic genius but one calling for a very serious-minded professional who is involved in trying to train a novice in just a few days for a deadly game involving a nuke. Chris Rock also played his role as it should have been played and restrained himself from his usual antics, as in "Lethal Weapon 4." Not a great movie but much better than the awful "The Sum Of All Fears."