Synopsis
Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.
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Cast
- Jamie FoxxAlvin Sanders
- David MorseEdgar Clenteen
- Robert PastorelliJaster
- Doug HutchisonBristol
- Kimberly EliseLisa Hill
- David PaymerAgent Wooly
- Mike EppsStevie Sanders
- Jamie KennedyAgent Blum
- Nestor SerranoAgent Boyle
- Kirk AcevedoRamundo
Recommendations
- 75
Miami Herald
A competent but not extraordinary action-comedy. - 67
Portland Oregonian
A genial and watchable film. - 63
Chicago Tribune
It's another slick-and-quick muscle car of a movie, racing along for a couple of hours, taking you nowhere as fast as it can. - 60
Variety
A B movie in A-grade clothing. - 50
New York Daily News
It may be a dismal comedy thriller, but Antoine Fuqua's Bait has one piece of bait that's definitely appealing: Jamie Foxx. - 50
Boston Globe
Bait ends up seeming pretty wormy. - 50
TNT RoughCut
It more or less makes sense and it's not dull -- more than can be said for many similar attempts. - 50
Film.com
He's hilarious, but through the jokes, you get the sense Foxx knows he deserves better.
