Anthony Hopkins, Brooke Smith, Chris Rock

Gaylord Oakes, a veteran CIA agent must transform sarcastic, street-wise punk Jake Hayes into a sophisticated and savvy spy to replace his murdered identical twin brother. He only has nine days to acc...( read more  read more... )omplish this "mission improbable" before having to negotiate a sensitive nuclear weapons deal.

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10% liked it

132 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 57 min.

Directed by: Joel Schumacher

Release Date: June 7, 2002

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DVD Release Date: November 12, 2002

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  • September 24, 2009
    Stupid and awful.
  • October 23, 2008
    Funny.
  • June 24, 2008
    Beautifully directed and delivered. Pretty funny, too.
  • March 7, 2008
    Another throwaway Schumacher film...looking back on my teenage years, was this shit director planting devices in my brain to compell me to see his movies? It seems like I saw everything he ever put out from 1999-2004. SHit!
  • January 15, 2008
    So much better than I expected this to be. There were some extremely funny moments coming from Chris Rock of course, but also from Anthony Hopkins at times. The story itself was unexpectably good and held me from start to finish.
  • October 26, 2009
    so fresh! chris rock so rockin out! n antiny was faboulus!
  • October 10, 2009
    Bad Company isn't a terrific film, but it is a step above those "cheesy" action-comedy buddy films. It's underrated; don't believe everything the critics say. Bad Company is worth a rental.
  • September 14, 2009
    I love chris rock i think hes amazing but hes not good in action he should have had a supporting role as the funny black guy!
  • September 13, 2009
    I watched this movie on cable primarily because of Anthony Hopkins. Chris Rock is picked up by CIA to replace his identical twin brother after he gets killed. An average movie.
  • August 1, 2009
    Chris Rock is funny! Good directing, good cinematography, good editing, good music.

Critic Reviews


June 10, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer demands the kind of formula action that leaves director Joel Schumacher no space to let characters breathe. full review

June 7, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Seems more like a product than an attempt to tell a story. full review

June 7, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Though it has some pop and plenty of corn, Bad Company is one of those wise-cracking, buddy-pic, ticking-nuke-bomb kind of summer action comedies that makes you feel hungry for less. full review

June 7, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

One problem with the movie, directed by Joel Schumacher, is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time. full review

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