His latest assignment is to find and bring in Reggie Wright (MIKE EPPS), a petty con man who pulls off convenience store shoplifting crime with the aid of senior citizens when not buying lottery tickets for his live-in girlfriend, Gina (EVA MENDES). Reggie and Bucum have a long, cat and mouse history together, and the pursuit and fleeing begins once again.
This time, however, Reggie ends up in the back of a van, hidden from the view of criminals Ursula (CARMEN CHAPLIN) and Ramose (ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH) who've just killed several people to steal millions of dollars worth of diamonds. The only problem is, the diamonds turn out to be fakes and the two know that their boss, Robert Williamson (TOMMY FLANAGAN), will be none too happy about that.
When they discover Reggie in the van, he acts like he knows where the real diamonds so that he can escape, but unknowingly leaves his wallet behind. Since Ursula opened fire on Bucum during their departure from the crime scene, he's now interested in catching them as a means to some free publicity for himself.
Meanwhile, upon learning that he had the winning lottery ticket in his wallet, Reggie wants to find them so that he can retrieve it. From that point on, the two men then reluctantly agree to become partners of sorts so that they can succeed in their respective quests.
Violence is listed as extreme due to several people being shot and wounded or killed (with bloody results), attempts on people's lives and various scenes of fighting or striking others. Some of those scenes could be unsettling or suspenseful to some viewers, but most are played in an action comedy style rather than in graphic or suspenseful realism. Those who participate in such behavior have extreme cases of bad attitudes, and even the film's "heroes" end up breaking the law in the end.
Several characters drink and/or smoke, while some brief drug references are made. Meanwhile, some imitative behavior is also present. If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, we suggest that you more closely examine our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
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(2002) (Ice Cube, Mike Epps) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Mild
Heavy
Extreme
*Moderate
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
Minor
Mild
*None
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Mild
None
Mild
Extreme
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Reviewed March 4, 2002 / Posted March 8, 2002
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