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Title: If this movie seems familiar ...
Review: This "project" answers the nagging question: "What would happen if we crossed '48 Hours' with 'The Gauntlet'? And how about if we make Mos Def channel Stepin Fetchit, while we're at it? In what is arguably the most stereotyped minority accent since Mikey Rooney channeled WWII-era anti-Tojo propaganda cartoons in "Breakfast At Tiffany", Mos Def creates a barely-two-dimensional character which is still a dimension more than Willis' world-weary-cop-living-in-a-bottle. David Morse is wasted, acting like he stepped in from another screenplay. In short -- a waste of money, be it as a purchase or a rental.
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