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Metro (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 32 Fresh: 5  Rotten:27 Average Rating: 4.1/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Synopsis: Hostage negotiator Scott Roper's wisecracking personality and devil-may-care manner might sometimes arouse the ire of his sergeant, but he's the only man for the job when a demented killer terrorizes the streets of San Francisco. A textbook role for Murphy, who also executive produces.... Hostage negotiator Scott Roper's wisecracking personality and devil-may-care manner might sometimes arouse the ire of his sergeant, but he's the only man for the job when a demented killer terrorizes the streets of San Francisco. A textbook role for Murphy, who also executive produces. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Michael Wincott, Carmen Ejogo, Denis Arndt

Director: Thomas Carter

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 3, 1999

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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2/5

A dismally perfunctory policier.

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01/01/00
Ian Nathan
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04/07/08
David Ansen
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07/08/06
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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2.5/4

Diverting but conventional thriller.

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09/15/05
Michael Dequina
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2/5

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07/28/05
Emanuel Levy
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2/5

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05/06/05
Clint Morris
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"moronic action film"

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01/27/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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3/5

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10/19/04
Russell Smith
Austin Chronicle
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2/5

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01/30/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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6/10

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12/29/03
Dragan Antulov
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1.5/5

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08/17/03
Christopher Null
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2/5

Another forgettable and clueless cut-up cop caper with Murphy in the middle of the misguided mayhem. Instantly generic and mindless to boot

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05/31/03
Frank Ochieng
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2/4

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Jim Shelby
Palo Alto Weekly
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Stephen Holden
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03/16/03
Robert Roten
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03/04/03
Mike McGranaghan
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08/22/02
Washington Post
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Formulaic but effective.

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06/05/02
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine
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Balancing the elements of comedy and drama are never easy and Metro, Eddie Murphy's latest flick, proves how easy it is to mistep.

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04/17/02
Leslie Rigoulot
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