as Julian Ramose, a diamond thief working for Williamson. Bob Carter as Mr. Barkley, a wealthy man who has a batch of diamonds, wanted by Williamson. Bow Wow as Kelly (Lil Bow Wow), a neighbor of Reggie. Anthony Michael Hall as "Lil J", a con artist who is arrested by Bucum earlier in the film. Barbara Barron as Mrs. Barkley, the wife of Mr. Barkley. Reception All About the Benjamins received generally mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 31% approval rating based on 75 reviews, with an average score of 4.40/10. The site's consensus states that the film is "A sloppy, poorly directed action-comedy" and "is too derivative and gratuitously violent". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 34 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Ed Gonzalez of Slant Magazine wrote that: "[T]he film simultaneously embraces and rejects the dog-whistle vaudeville of Rush Hour and the testosterone overload of Bad Boys, and the result is an absurd, sometimes elegant look at cultural emancipation via the buck." Entertainment Weeklys Lisa Schwarzbaum gave the movie an overall C− grade, writing that: "I don't know if Cube is melting as he warms up his persona to be all things to all audiences — tough but tender, rap-real but corporate-ready — or if Epps' off-spin, discount-Tucker prattle is slowing Cube's game. But something puddles to nothing in this relentless Miami sun." Russell Smith of The Austin Chronicle criticized the film for being "another slice off the increasingly stale buddy-pic loaf" that came after 48 Hrs., highlighting the "random disconnectedness" of the action scenes as "downright insulting" and the nasty violence for coming across as "benignly cartoonish silliness". Soundtrack A soundtrack containing hip hop and rhythm and blues music was released on February 19, 2002 by New Line Records. It peaked at #65 on the Billboard 200 and #12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. References External links 2002 films 2002 comedy films 2002 directorial debut films 2000s action comedy films 2000s buddy comedy films 2000s buddy films 2000s buddy cop films 2000s crime comedy films African-American films American action comedy films American buddy comedy films American crime comedy films Cube Vision films Films directed by Kevin Bray (director) Films produced by Ice Cube Films scored by John Murphy (composer) Films set in Miami Films with screenplays by Ice Cube New Line Cinema films Films about