Held Up

    Held Up
    1999

    Synopsis

    What should have been a romantic getaway turns into one hilarious debacle after another when Michael's woman dumps him in the desert where he gets carjacked by a teenager and he is taken hostage in a stickup at the local Sip and Zip.

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      Cast

      • Jamie FoxxMichael
      • Nia LongRae
      • Barry CorbinPembry
      • John CullumJack
      • Jake BuseyBeaumont
      • Roselyn SánchezTrina
      • Eduardo YáñezRodrigo
      • Sarah PaulsonMary
      • Diego FuentesSal
      • Michael Shamus WilesBiker

      Recommendations

      • 50

        Los Angeles Times

        A pleasant diversion, and its makers have been smart enough to keep it unpretentious.
      • 42

        Entertainment Weekly

        In the end, even Foxx is drowned out by the parade of one-note supporting characters.
      • 25

        Boston Globe

        Alazy rip-off of ''Dog Day Afternoon'' that is too limp to even offend.
      • 25

        Chicago Tribune

        All the principals in this cinematic mess have had moments of glory on stage and screen, and one can only hope they got paid well for participating in this comedic embarrassment.
      • 25

        San Francisco Examiner

        It's a movie so foul even the folks at the NAACP Image Awards would have to look the other way.
      • 25

        USA Today

        Would not even make a decent five-minute TV sketch. At any length, it smells.
      • 20

        Film.com

        A lot of it works for two reasons: the situation allows for plenty of business with small-town eccentrics, and Jamie Foxx has been given a loose rein in the central role.
      • 10

        The New York Times

        By the end, even the irrepressible Mr. Foxx seems tired and defeated, and we can only hope he perks up in time for his next movie.