A will done chase, a love story, a bit of an old hack, Anthony Hopkins is spry and young-ish. This is not a typical spy hunt. Very fast action. Lots of fast cars. A serious deadline. Twists and turns almost give it some authenticity.

When a CIA agent is killed during an operation, the agency recruits his twin brother, a street-wise hustler with no idea what's in store for him. The CIA wants the twin to finish a project his brother was working on. But he has absolutely no experience, so the agency sends in an experienced agent to train him how to act and talk like a real CIA agent, and more importantly, his deceased Brother....Rock is another one of those high profile comedians who really impressed so much in a supporting role in a blockbuster, a major movie studio decided to give his personality a film deal.Down To Earth, and Head Of State bookend this film, and they were both tepid films, then it was back supporting roles, and voicing over a Zebra.Out of the three leading roles, this had the most potential. A genuinely funny comedian teamed up with a seasoned actor, with one of the best producers in the business.Directed by Joel Schumacher....And that's where the problem lies, the direction here is awful, Rock seems really uncomfortable, and Hopkins must have lost his funny bone along the way, because all he does throughout the film is stare his almost dead eyes into the distance whilst spouting out uncomfortable one liners.And to see him perform in action sequences is laughable.So we are left with Rock doing his best Eddie Murphy impression, shouting incoherently at people, to people, and to thin air.Stomare pops up as the terrorist from everywhere-ville, easily the best thing about the film.Bruckheimer was a god when it came to producing action films, he produced so many good action films in the nineties, but this, while it does have a couple of decent set pieces, just feels lethargic, and it's a least twenty minutes too long.

First ten minutes into it, I couldn't tell whether this movie was supposed to be a serious crime thriller or a comedic one. In either case, it didn't look too good.Chris Rock, who, by all means, is a great comic actor, feels out of place or at least miscast and misdirected. Anthony Hopkins, on the other hand, has a more effective comedic approach. Indeed, as with many of his parts in other movies, he is able to project a lot when doing not much. His facial expressions and quiet/weary sense of humor are way more entertaining than Rock's busy and maniacal behavior.Chris Rock plays the parts of two twin brothers, one is a slick, elegant and well-mannered FBI agent who dies early on and the other, hired as his replacement, is a chess master and a street kid with a big mouth. Anthony Hopkins plays the FBI agent who used to work with the first and now has to hire the latter.One problem with the movie is that it introduces us to the training process of the hired kid, with some good scenes, but none of it is used later on.Schumacher's direction in tone and color is nice but doesn't compensate the lack of focus on character's direction and storyline.In the end, I was left with the feeling Will Smith would have been better instead, being able to project more subtlety.

Joel Schumacher's 'Bad Company' is a routine action film, that also has a sense of humor, though not very humorous, and a wanna be 'Pacey' background score. It ain't no bad film, but, it ain't no good film either.When a mission to retrieve a stolen suitcase bomb goes bad, CIA agent Kevin Pope played by Chris Rock is killed. Pope was working undercover as an arm dealer under the name Michael Turner. The CIA, who is desperate to complete the mission discovers that Agent Pope had a twin brother, Jake Hayes, also played by Chris Rock. The CIA assign the twin brother in and thus try to complete their mission.To give it's due, it has it's share of interesting moments. But, they are far and between. One is majorly disappointed by the climax, is doesn't have the thrills or the impact, you'd expect.Joel Schumacher has directed the film ably. Production values, as expected from Jerry Bruckheimer, are full-filling. Dariusz Wolski's Cinematography is okay. Acting wise: Sir Anthony Hopkins is just right. Chris Rock is loud. The actor is ought to keep a check on his expressions and his voice. Peter Stormare is wasted. Garcelle Beauvais looks alluring.On the whole, 'Bad Company' is strictly an average fare.