Česká spojka
Director:
Joel SchumacherCámara:
Dariusz WolskiMúsica:
Trevor RabinReparto:
Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Gabriel Macht, Kerry Washington, Garcelle Beauvais, Peter Stormare, Matthew Marsh, John Slattery, Daniel Sunjata, Brooke Smith (más)Sinopsis(1)
El veterano agente de la CIA, Gaylord Oakes debe reclutar a Jake Hayes, un intrépido buscavidas, cuando el hermano gemelo de éste es asesinado en cumplimiento del deber. Con sólo nueve días para llevar a buen término una negociación relacionada con armamento nuclear, Jake tiene que conseguir hacerse pasar por un hombre refinado y actuar sin levantar sospechas para poder convencer a todas las partes de que él es el sofisticado hermano que nunca conoció. De Praga a Nueva York, la persecución ha comenzado y el tiempo corre cuando algo más que una importantísima negociación sobre armamento va “mal”. (Divisa Home Video)
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9 días es una película de acción sobre agentes demasiado extensa y monótona. No tiene ni la gracia, ni el sofisticado guión, ni la atmósfera, ni las escenas de acción como la primera Misión: Imposible. Una rutina poco original y sin gradación. Tampoco se explota en ella el potencial mentor de la personalidad de Anthony Hopkins. Cualquier otro podría haber estado en su lugar y todo quedaría igual.
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Schumacher's work is a bit of a mystery to me. On the one hand, he is able to pick an interesting script and turn it into a complete hit, like Phone Booth, 8 MM and Falling Down, on the other hand, he flirts too often with mediocrity. Bad Company is an action flick that doesn’t have anything to offer. The script is full of clichés, predictable, and I'm tired of those "last second" endings I've seen hundreds of times. Hopkins must be doing pretty bad to take such poorly written roles, but if he's taking them, he could at least pretend to enjoy it; here he looked tired and uninterested. Anything good about it? Maybe those few shots that looked like a travel agent’s advert for a trip to Prague, which is far from enough for one movie. PS: I don't like the overacting Chris Rock, but he was surprisingly watchable in this film.
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Joel Schumacher's classic dynamic direction with fast camera, cuts, decent pace, and fast music is very good. The film could have been better, but let's be glad it turned out at least like this and it wasn't another flop like Batman's. I really liked Chris Rock's wisecracks and Anthony Hopkins' calmness. Surprisingly, a well-chosen cast.
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A (below) average action spectacle that is interesting mainly because of where it takes place, and because of Karel Gott. I get the feeling that Anthony Hopkins didn't enjoy filming at all - and I'm not surprised. If the filmmakers wanted to make something like Enemy of the State, they failed. Still, there are a few lighter moments, not every action scene is bad, and a few good jokes are entertaining.
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