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    Unique ID Code: 0000013609
    Added by: DVD Reviewer
    Added on: 5/2/2001 19:44
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    Bait (US)

    8 / 10
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    Alvin Sanders is going to help the Feds catch a killer. He just doesn`t know it yet
    Certificate: R
    Running Time: 119 mins
    Retail Price: $19.98
    Release Date:

    Synopsis:
    Alvin Dean Sanders doesn`t get it. He doesn`t know why his conviction for small-time theft is wiped from the record - piff! - just like that. Or why $11,500 in walking around money is laid on him. Alvin doesn`t know he`s the bait in a snaky government scheme to capture a killer. But he`s starting to grow suspicious.

    Jamie Foxx (Any Given Sunday) plays Alvin, reeling in laughs and heroics in a high-tech action comedy, directed by Antoine Fuqua (The Replacement Killers) and also starring The Green Mile`s David Morse and Doug Hutchison, Set It Off`s Kimberly Elise and Jamie Kennedy (the Scream trilogy). The style is cutting-edge cool, the humor is crazy as a Foxx. Bait is a caper that - hook, line and sinker - just might grab you.

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Scene Access
    Feature-Length Audio Commentary by Jamie Foxx
    Cast/Filmmaker Profiles

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English
    Dolby Digital 5.1 French

    Subtitle Tracks:
    French
    English
    CC: English

    Directed By:
    Antoine Fuqua

    Written By:



    Starring:
    David Paymer
    Kimberly Elise
    Doug Hutchison
    Robert Pastorelli
    David Morse
    Jamie Foxx

    Casting By:
    Ronnie Yeskel
    Susan Forrest

    Soundtrack By:
    Mark Mancina

    Director of Photography:
    Tobias A. Schliessler

    Editor:
    Alan Edward Bell

    Costume Designer:
    Delphine White

    Production Designer:
    Peter Jamison

    Producer:
    Sean Ryerson
    Joseph Boccia

    Executive Producer:
    Jaime King
    Tony Gilroy

    Distributor:
    Warner Bros

    Your Opinions and Comments

    8 / 10
    While the subject of this movie has been nicely covered in "Enemy Of The State" already, this is a fun and enjoyable action thriller (with some comic relief).
    The video transfer is very good. There are no compression signs and the numerous dark scenes are rendered beautifully.
    The DD 5.1 soundtrack is very good as well. The surrounds are nicely used during the chase scenes, explosions and background music.
    The menus are all still with music.
    The extras include a commentary. That`s all.
    Bottom line - a nice popcorn movie with some great action scenes.
    posted by Zvi Josef on 22/7/2001 18:44