David Morse, David Paymer, Doug Hutchinson
An ex-con is used by police to lure a criminal out of hiding.
DVD Release Date: January 23, 2001
Stats: 214 reviews
"Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy"... That's how Flixster would categorize "Bait". Well, this film fits none of the previous mentioned genres. I would categorize it to the genre called 'crap'...
It's hard to imagine that the star of this film is Jamie Foxx, the Aca...( read more)
A crime action flick with a bit of thriller and it feels like a "Enemy of the state" clone almost just only far away in quality level. Jamie Foxx plays an ex-con used by the police as a bait to catch a criminal expert. But he doesn't know he is being used.. This was not one of Ja...( read more)
Good action movie though some of the humour wasn't funny just lame and chase scenes were over the top. The bad guy in this was clever also to mention scary. At least it was a decent flick til the explosive ending and didn't waste my time.
So bad, I couldn't sit through it. Best part was seeing my best friend's husband's father in a tiny role at the beginning, then I had to shut it off.
bait turned out to be a very good movie....it shows how crooked people can be even cops.....they abuse the rules alot trying to get what they want.....it was wrong for them to implant something into someone without their consent...yeah he may have been a petty criminal but even p...( read more)
Two things pretty much save the movie. The last 40 minutes are well-plotted and paced. And Foxx is enormously likable. full review
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