Unlikely pairing makes for Bad Company

What sells Bad Company is undoubtedly the novelty pairing of distinguished Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins with motor-mouthed comic Chris Rock. Sadly, the duo fail to generate the sparks needed to rescue the lame and predictable plot.

Unlikely pairing makes for Bad Company

What sells Bad Company is undoubtedly the novelty pairing of distinguished Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins with motor-mouthed comic Chris Rock. Sadly, the duo fail to generate the sparks needed to rescue the lame and predictable plot.

Hopkins plays CIA sophisticate Gaylord Oakes. He is forced to recruit his partner’s twin brother Jake Hayes (Chris Rock) when the former perishes during negotiations for a nuclear weapon.

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