Bad Company
Bad Company

Bad Company

2002Movie116 minEnglish

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

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IMDb5.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes10%
Metacritic36/100
Google Users46%
Director: Joel SchumacherGenres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Plot Summary

An unlikely pair of CIA agents must go undercover to prevent a nuclear threat. One is a street-smart New York City graffiti artist who is unaware of his deceased twin brother's life as a top agent. The other is the veteran agent who must guide the rookie through a world of espionage, danger, and deception. They must overcome their differences and work together to stop a dangerous arms dealer before it's too late.

Critical Reception

Bad Company was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment. Critics largely panned its nonsensical plot, unfunny humor, and weak action sequences, while audiences also found it to be a forgettable and poorly executed film.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film suffers from a weak and convoluted plot.
  • The humor often falls flat, failing to land with audiences.
  • Action sequences are uninspired and lack excitement.

Google audience: Audience reviews indicate a general disappointment with the film's lack of humor and predictable storyline. Many viewers found the chemistry between the lead actors to be lacking and the overall execution to be subpar.

Fun Fact

The film's original title was 'Bad Newz Bears', but it was changed due to legal reasons related to the 1976 film 'The Bad News Bears'.

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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" (S...