This is not a bad movie at all, as for those who complain you must understand and accept common rules of movie fiction
1) Unwritten laws of an Action movie Guns leave leave damage in fancy places Local Law enforcement is a joke (unless they are the main characters) Bombs / weapons / etc will be rendered into an "understandable form" Guns never run out of ammo in a fire fight Guns only run out of ammo in a dramatic moment
Now this movie DOES actually break one of the cliche laws of action movies... the good guy DOESN'T leave the weapon with the knocked out / shot enemy (he actually picks it up and uses it)
Now people complaining need to realize
1) Chris Rock is a commedian 2) Anthony Hopkins is the "straight man" 3) Chris Rock's main character (the bookie / scalper) is a realistic cynic who has no "faith" in the system (much of the humor is derived from this)
One person gives the sarcastic remark where he goes on about how Chris Rock said "big deal" when he was told he had an identical twin brother.
Yeah, this is on par, because he doesn't believe them (after all, identical twins seperated at birth is pretty cliche') this not only shows realistic attitude on the main role but pokes fun at the movie (and thus lends the plot a little more credit)
In my humble opinion, this is typical Chris Rock humor (which IS over the top for him if you've ever watched him)
Chris Rock is on par for his usual style. Hopkins brings the refinement and grace you expect of him (think Hannibal in Silence and Red Dragon)
The spy v/s spy - cloak and dagger theme is on par for Hollywood...
What you get is a good Chris Rock comedy with the spy theme... I enjoyed it greatly and had quite a few laughs between Rock and Hopkins
If your looking for a serious spy movie, get something else, if you want a fun comedy spy movie, this is a blast!
