elshikh4
(George Gallo) loves the buddy movie's formula, so am I. Whatever the genre of the movie he writes, crime, action, comedy, in most cases he masters making it through 2 guys, who their differences annoy each other, producing a running irony that proves nothing but the fact of the opposite attracts, or – most importantly – that 2 incomplete people separately may mean complete one together. (Wise Guys – 1986), (Midnight Run – 1988), (Trapped in Paradise – 1994) with a buddy divided into 2, (Bad Boys – 1995) which he wrote only its story, and (Double Take – 2001) are examples from (Gallo)'s career. According to that list it's clear that he loves the formula and he's good at it too.Although this round it sounds like a mix of (Midnight Run), with the insane talkative cop of (Bad Boys), let alone that there are many known-by-heart tricks (framing the good guy, chasing him, kidnapping the girl, dirty cops and the happy end), but eventually it managed to score high as original action comedy.The ironic differences between the 2 leads enjoyed me very, as one urbane sophisticated rich, and one vulgar wild street-hustler. The character of (Eddie Griffin) was fresh; it remained unpredictable in a lovely way. Switching characters was creative. And the dog touch was cute. The events were unpredictable too, especially the whole second act in the desert, and the couple of twists near the end. I liked moments like the dancing match between the 2 leads, and the last scene with the Bond's devise used wrongly. The action scenes have been done perfectly. The image was hot exactly like the pace. And it's wonderful to know that it's directed by the scriptwriter (Gallo) himself. It seems that he can be notable action director.I'm not fond of (Griffin), he's always loud with heavy profanity, and hence he made the matter of being "undercover brother" totally unconvincing (So how about turning into James Bond at the end as well ?!). Yet, I must admit, he – despite all of that – was relatively funny, and with vague, always surprising, character there was even more fun. I have always believed that (Orlando Jones) is whether underrated actor or the unluckiest of them all. He can play comedy, stealing the lights from everybody; as he did in (Evolution - 2001). And he can play the serious part, with mimicking its opposite finely, as in here. So why he isn't a star yet, cashing millions as Tom Cruse for low instance ?! It's your typical delicious sandwich, however from another restaurant. And the result is nearly the same ingredients, a bit different taste, with the same treat. Here's the professor of the course teaches us how to remake the same with new plot and different characters, and be fresh and entertaining; well, that's the craft's creativity. It just kills me that his next script, for the same formula, would be (The Whole Ten Yards – 2004), where he lost being entertaining rather bearable !
Empire-3
(sigh) Double Team is another useless action comedy. This movie didn´t have a theatrical run in Finland and I don´t wonder. You can see one this kind of movies made straight to video. Orlando Jones has been much better in other movies. The movie wasn´t funny, except one scene. Total waste of time. (3 points out of 10, *½ out of *****)
helpless_dancer
Phony Feds, fake CIA agents; double crossing, double dealing where either nobody was who they said or lied about what their business was. The antics of Freddie Tiffany had me rolling at times, he was way beyond cool. Not a bad picture and it offered up some good comedy, but wasn't anything special.
