FlashCallahan
Sought by police and criminals, a small-time hustler makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection....You have to love David O' Russell, he gave Tucker a new lease of life, and with Silver Linings Playbook, it proved that Tucker wasn't the living, breathing doppelganger of Jar Jar Binks..But this film is the absolute pits, and consists of nothing more than Tucker trying to upstage everyone who shares the screen with him, by shouting at the top of his voice and thinking that profanity is the height of good humour.Ratner must have thought that Tucker was the new Eddie Murphy, but where them two have similarities, they are both men, at least Murphy showed restraint in his performances, that's why he was so successful in the eighties.But to have to tolerate a film rather than let it entertain you is an ordeal, and it doesn't help that actors like Sheen and Sorvino look thoroughly embarrassed to be in this film.The script is full of awful stereotypes that would even put British seventies sitcoms to shame, and the whole film has an air of misogyny running through its slimy back.
Ugesh Prasad
this movie is still classic for a reason... Chris tucker dialogues are still catchy and I'm still admiring his scar-faces ... he is the one who takes up the full movie with such a great sense of humor and non stop speaking by him makes even great. just go with it if u need some stress buster right now.. i really enjoyed every bit of the movie.. please don't be concerned about the 100% plot here. it might be commercial at the end but you will love it after watching..you might watch all the comic scenes again n again after watching full movie.. you can even admire minute reactions from tucker :D laughter riot movie for sure ..
Lahhlay M
A Classic Action Comedy. This in my opinion is Chris Tucker at his best. From the opening scene to the end, Chris Tucker is hilarious. From the funny looking hair cut to the cussing and singing, he reminds you of Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop. Charlie Sheen also does an impressive job. The action scenes are not spectacular, but it does a good job.Money talks is a good blend of Guns/Explosions and laughter. If your a fan of 48 Hours, Nothing To Lose or any other Action Comedy, Money talks is a must see. 7.4/10
Elswet
This was a valiant effort by Tucker, in developing the formula he would later use with Jackie Chan. This character's behavior is identical to his later character of the Rush Hour line (trilogy?) with one exception...he was still a bit in Ruby Rod mode from the Fifth Element. That fact alone lends at least some amusement to this almost "workshop" attempt between Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker. Thankfully, Tucker hit in with Chan whose personality kicks it with Tucker's over the top, sometimes flamboyant, mostly big mouth style. Sheen played it too close to the vest. His character here is rather silent, but that's better than the few scenes in which he actually speaks, as Sheen's dialog delivery here will make most audiences cringe. It seems as though he's attempting the quiet brooding bad guy persona of Mel Gibson in the Lethal Weapon franchise, but Sheen just doesn't seem to pull it off. Nor does he pull off the "hip" bad boy persona he attempts on again and off again, throughout this work. Sheen must have been off his game here, as we all know that the bad boy is something he CAN do well..or could, at least, when he was younger. This was filmed in 1996/1997, so I have to assume he was just off his game, as that was the heyday of his nefarious bad boy personal life.This work is still a bit entertaining, if you can manage to ignore Sheen, and just enjoy the fun story line, the awesome performance by Paul Sorvino and funny man Chris Tucker, and the somewhat decent action/comedy blend.All in all, if you're bored, this is a fun choice, but if you have to make time for it, it may be somewhat of a disappointment.It rates 5.9/10 from...the Fiend :.
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