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05/20/08
Double Take (2001)
13 %
Reviews Counted: 72 Fresh: 9 Rotten:63 Average Rating: 3.4/10
Consensus:
Despite a good performance by Orlando Jones, the movie is ruined by a ridiculous, messy plot and fails to generate laughs.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Synopsis: DOUBLE TAKE opens in Hitchcock fashion with a Manhattan businessman finding himself on the run; He is suspected of illegal activities, and has to prove his innocence while being pursued by the authorities. Hitchcock's classic version of this story is NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959). However, in... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Eddie Griffin, Orlando Jones, Gary Grubbs, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Edward Herrmann
Director: George Gallo
Screenwriter: George Gallo
Producer: David Permut, Brett Ratner
Composer: Graeme Revell
Screenwriter: George Gallo
Producer: David Permut, Brett Ratner
Composer: Graeme Revell
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I think Double Take would have worked much better as a simple buddy comedy, without trying to have the plot of a serious thriller.
02/08/03
About the best thing that can be said for Double Take is that the morning after seeing it you don’t really remember much about it.
10/30/02
Suffers from a scattershot approach to rapid-fire jokes that usually miss their mark, though Griffin's comedic talents brighten the proceedings and Jones does his part to add his own flavor to the mix.
06/05/02
The plot itself is simple. The twists are simply thrown in to make it seem complex.
02/26/02
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02/07/01
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02/07/01
Not quite a dog of a movie, but it's certainly not worth barking about.
02/07/01
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