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Held Up (2000)

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Nia Long Director: Steve Rash Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: DVD
2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Jamie Foxx, Nia Long, Barry Corbin, John Cullum, Jake Busey
  • Directors: Steve Rash
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Lions Gate
  • DVD Release Date: August 29, 2000
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 1573629537
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,331 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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In Held Up, a romantic trip turns sour when Rachel (Nia Long) learns that Michael (Jamie Foxx) used the down payment for their future home to buy a classic car. Disgusted, she leaves him at a roadside gas station in the middle of the Nevada desert. Soon the car is stolen, thieves descend to rob the place, and the untimely arrival of the police creates a hostage situation with Michael in the middle. The circumstances want to cascade into mounting absurdity, but the ending doesn't quite provide a strong capper. Still, getting there is entertaining. Foxx is engaging, and the supporting cast--including Julie Hagerty, John Collum, Barry Corbin, and Jake Busey--create a colorful collection of locals. --Bret Fetzer

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Funny, September 29, 2000
Coming off a tough deadline, all I was looking for was something to make me laugh. That's why I chose a Jamie Foxx film. He usually cracks me up. And Nia Long is a very talented actress. She's always good, no matter what venue I've seen her in.

These two had great chemistry. Nia is the put-upon girlfriend who's highly upset because her boyfriend has spent their nest egg on a vintage Edsel (can you believe he bought an EDSEL? ). Anyway, they're on vacation, in the middle of Nevada, driving this car that doesn't even have a decent sound system, just an 8-track tape player. He only has one 8-track tape, Tony Orlando and Dawn. I can feel the sister's irritation at this dope.

Once she learns he's emptied their joint account to purchase this car, she gets so angry she leaves him in the middle of a desert town. Then his car is stolen and the fun really begins.

While he's inside a convenience store, after calling the local sheriff to report his car being stolen, the store is held-up by three bumbling criminals. Chaos ensues.

For the rest of the movie, Jamie Foxx's character has one goal, to emerge unscathed out of a hostage situation inside the convenience store in order to make it to the airport before the love of his life flies out of it forever.

Like I said in the beginning, all I was looking for was something to make me laugh. HELD UP was surprisingly deep in some instances. Yes, there is a little bathroom humor, but I don't think I heard the F word once. And that was quite refreshing.

I say, WATCH IT!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not too many laughs..., March 12, 2001
By TheBandit (SEA-TAC) - See all my reviews
  
This is a pretty silly movie. The idea of someone holding up a place at gunpoint, taking hostages, and the hostages eventually sympathizing and siding with the robber... well, it's been done before and much better. The talent of Nia Long is wasted in this movie. Most of her screen-time takes place at the very beginning and end of the film.

I gave this an extra star simply because Jamie Foxx has some funny moments in this. He's a major talent and really deserves to do better films than this. He's a great actor, both comic and dramatic.

The DVD features certainly don't make up for the poor quality of the film. Besides the film's trailer (and a few trailers for other Trimark films) the only feature is a four minute interview with Jamie Foxx.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Jamie was held up for money on this one!, May 19, 2005
By DOROTHEA MATHEWS "BOOKWORMDIVA" (ATLANTA, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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my Jamie really needed the money bad when he made this one! and also this was brobally when he was trying to get his feet wet in breaking into the movie scene. this movie stunk with a capitol STUNK! But the only good thing was that he looked so cute in it, but i'm sorry Jamie sweetie, i could not look at it all the way. i took it out of my DVD player in the middle of it! i just could not take it anymore! EEEWWWWUUU!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Some DVDs are best left on the shelf!
I admit it, they got me! I had already finished my shopping when I looked up on the shelf and saw this. Wow! A new one (to me) by Jamie Foxx and it has Nia Long in it? Read more
Published 10 months ago by DJ Come of Age

5.0 out of 5 stars This should have been notice more on commercial advertising the dvd
Michael (Jamie Foxx's character) is stuck at a convenant store call "Sip & Zip" (I never heard of it either) anyways the reason why he is in the middle of no wear in Nevada's... Read more
Published on July 9, 2005 by Ronnie Clay

1.0 out of 5 stars That one bad movie on their acting resume
Every actor has that one bad movie on their resume. Held up is that movie for Jamie Foxx and Nia Long. Read more
Published on December 10, 2004 by S. M. Anderson

3.0 out of 5 stars funny for the first ride
if you wanna watch this over and over again I , dont...its better if you watch it once. this is about Foxx and his girlfriend leaves him and then he ends up being Held Up by some... Read more
Published on November 11, 2003 by Michael Bolts

1.0 out of 5 stars No Good
Sorry Jamie and Nia -- this one did not live up to expectations. This low budget movie is full of stereotypes (about Hispanics) and quite boring. Read more
Published on September 6, 2002 by L. Jerome

5.0 out of 5 stars This movie is FUNNY!
I dont recall ths movie ever being in theaters, but that doesn't mean it isn't good, in fact, it's one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Read more
Published on July 25, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Held Up really does hold up
Even though Jamie Foxx has "played" for doing this film, its actually very funny especially the ode to Earth Wind and Fire.
Published on March 29, 2002 by Scott Pendergrass

5.0 out of 5 stars LMAO!
i was flipin thru the channels and i saw this movie on hbo, and i missed the first half hour, but the part i did watch was hillarious. i could not stop laughing. Read more
Published on October 1, 2001 by mizz-behavin

1.0 out of 5 stars Jamie & Nia, were times that hard?
This had to be one of the worst movies i've ever seen. I'm a huge fan of Jamie Foxx and Nia Long is a diva, so I figured I couldn't lose on this movie. Read more
Published on September 10, 2001 by his_majesty1

3.0 out of 5 stars Stupidly funny....
It is no prize winner by far but this movie is definetly worth watching.
Published on August 18, 2001

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