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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Miami HeraldCharles SavageMiami HeraldCharles SavageA competent but not extraordinary action-comedy.
- 67Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyA genial and watchable film.
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt's another slick-and-quick muscle car of a movie, racing along for a couple of hours, taking you nowhere as fast as it can.
- 60VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyA B movie in A-grade clothing.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardIt may be a dismal comedy thriller, but Antoine Fuqua's Bait has one piece of bait that's definitely appealing: Jamie Foxx.
- 50Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrBait ends up seeming pretty wormy.
- 50TNT RoughCutAndy KleinTNT RoughCutAndy KleinIt more or less makes sense and it's not dull -- more than can be said for many similar attempts.
- 50Film.comSean MeansFilm.comSean MeansHe's hilarious, but through the jokes, you get the sense Foxx knows he deserves better.
- 30Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskySo convoluted and half-assed it's tempting to dismiss it as unfinished; it feels like six different movies cut together by a blind editor.
- 20Los Angeles TimesGene SeymourLos Angeles TimesGene SeymourBut what little humor there is in the movie becomes subservient to the grisly violence, gratuitous cruelty and ugly car chases.