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Metro

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I can't believe some of these reviews. Eddie Murphy gave a great performance in this one, as did everyone else. Metro is the story of how a big-shot detective, Scott Roper (Eddie Murphy) cracks a hard case. Now, the convict has actually broken out and taken someone dear to Roper hostage. It's up to Roper to retrieve not only the stolen goods, but now to rescue his girlfriend and put an end to all this chaos. This is a well-played Murphy role and should be seen at least once.

Perhaps the biggest problem in Eddie Murphy's career always was, that people expected him to be a fast talking guy whose mouth gets him in and out of trouble. As soon as he tried to escape that formula, viewers were in for a disappointment and found his movies below than average.

If you leave that behind, "Metro" is a solid action movie with a couple of remarkable stunt scenes. It's also very delightful to see that it tries to leave some of the usual "veteran cop gets rookie partner" routine behind and playfully mocks some standard suspense elements: you see a young girl in front of her opened bathroom mirror searching for something. The music swells. She starts to close it and what does the viewer expect? To see the face of the killer in the mirror. But nada. Those are really refreshing bits.

Murphy's performance is quite solid, the story is what to expect from an action movie and refreshed, as I said, by the bits above.

Eddie Murphy is just superb(he's never made a bad movie) as a San Francisco PD hostage negotiator who's the best in the business. When his partner is murdered while visiting a suspect in a jewellery robbery, he tries all he can to get his revenge and track him down. As well as all this, he's trying hard to sort out his personal life! There's a good twist to which member of his family he's wanting to visit all the time(just when you think OH MY GOD IT'S NOT ANOTHER DIVORCED COP WHO WANTS CUSTODY OF HIS KID, you'll be pleasantly surprised!), and there's also one hell of a spectacular car chase down San Francisco's steep streets! The DVD quality on this recording is just fine in sound and picture quality, the action never stops and Murphy, in a partially serious role, manages to throw in a few funny lines to please his comedy aficionados. This movie is well worth seeing. Ten stars!

It says on the box, "Murphy is funnier than ever!" Well in parts he is, but generally I wouldn't agree with this statement. It is not supposed to be a funny movie, on the contrary, it's quite serious, but it's probably the best action movie I've seen, particularly interesting at the end when his partner who is a sniper can lip-read what he is saying and helps him. From beginning to end, and excellent movie, highly recommended.

a lot of people including the critics did not like this movie and i can't understand why. there is lots of action in the movie including a very good car chase down san francisco. i don't understand why this movie gets so much hype. when you get an eddie murphy movie you know it is going to be good. and metro to me was no exception. why lots of people don't think the same i don't know. if you are an eddie murphy fan check this one out you will not be sorry. don't listen to people who say this is a bad movie because it is very good. rated r for violence and strong language. there were more f words in here than in beverly hills cop.

I agree with the spotlight reviewer that every time Eddie Murphy plays a different character from Axel Foley everybody starts to dismiss the movie. But Metro was pretty good and Eddie Murphy excelled in a role nobody expected him to excel in: the serious role.

Plot/spoiler: Eddie Murphy plays a cop/negotiator who meets his match with a twisted villain, Michael Korda(Michael Wincott) kills his partner and he sets out to bust him. With the help of a new trainee, Kevin McCall(Michael Rapaport) Scott sets out to catch the elusive killer.

Opinion: Eddie Murphy does well as Scott Roper. even though its a serious role he does have his moments of hilarity. The only flaw of this movie is Michael Wincott. Its not like he cant be a great villain(remember him in The Crow?) but he looks agitated as if he didnt want to be there and you can see it in his face. Other than that the action scenes are pretty good and Murphy's character has chemistry with Carmen Ejogo's character(Veronica) as well as Rapaport's character. If you can let go of the Beverly Hills Cop days you might like this one.

This not Murphy's best movie. However, it is a very good movie. Not predictable as some believe. The bad guy, Michael Rappaport, is especially well known from other similar roles. So do expect some nasty treatment to people. I for one kept expecting his partner or girlfriend to be killed. I wasn't exactly on the edge of my seat, but you will have to wait till the end to see if they survive. The rest the cast does a good job of support.

I paid about half of what Amazon is selling this movie for so I don't feel cheated at all. I bought this for little more than the price of a rental so I went in with few expectations. With Eddie Murphy in it I figured I wasn't taking much of a chance. I was glad to see I was right. There are several other recognizable people in the cast. Picture and sound quality was excellent. The directing, sets, and music are all as good as you will see in most movies. I imagine if it had just a little better story with more Murphy comedic antics it might have been a hit. This is pretty much a serious role. I bought it thinking I would probably watch it once and give it away, but I ended up sticking it on my shelf for future reviewings.

It was strange seeing Eddie Murphy in the role of a negotiator. I found he wasn't very funny. I guess the movie wasn't suppose to be funny. However, it was action packed all the way through. Like all of his movies, it was full of bad language. A great choice of a movie. Eddie at his best!

Metro is so far the greatest movie Eddie Murphy has made.I mean it is non stop action and kind of funny.If you watch the movie with no intiruptions you will consider it as one of the best movies you have ever seen in your life. WARNING:Must See This Movie!

This is the kind of boring, by-the-numbers kind of movie that you find yourself forgetting even as you are watching it. Eddie Murphy hasn't made any good movies in years (unless you count his voiceover in Shrek) and is still living off his reputation from Saturday Night Live and 48 Hours and those were a LONG time ago.

Basically, a "This Time It's Personal!" thriller about a hostage negotiator who turns homicide detective -- breaking all the ...uh...rules, pissing off his boss, etc. -- when his partner is killed by a master jewel thief (Michael Wincott). There is a hint of something interesting (maybe in an earlier draft of the script?) when the jewel thief is initially introduced as a kind of gentleman crook,a mild-mannered jazz buff and for about five minutes you think that maybe something clever and sophisticated will develop here. But the thief quickly metamorphized into a psychotic killer who stages his theft as an ordinary smash-and-grab event with lots of carnage and hostages taken. (Think about how STUPID this is, to draw this kind of attention to your crime and how it just about ensures you will not make a clean getaway and that the police will pursue you endlessly.)

After the thief is captured, he makes an improbable escape and goes after Murphy's beautiful girlfriend, although there is not the slightest way he could have known who Murphy was dating, let alone where she lived. A dumb, silly plot device and one that has been used and used and used, especially on TV, so it's REALLY tired in a big budget film.

Similarly, hints that Murphy's character has a gambling problem and money problems are presented and then disappear as if they also belonged to earlier (and better) drafts of the script.

Trust me, you will forget this one even before your VCR finishes rewinding. A COMPLETE waste of an otherwise talented cast. You won't miss missing this one.