The makers of this sluggish, by-the-numbers action pic couldn't even be bothered to exploit the obvious angles.
Fled (1996)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:4
Rotten:24
Average Rating:4.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Two Georgia convicts, an African-American named Piper, and a White guy named Dodge, are handcuffed together while in prison. During a riot, the two defiant ones escape -- still shackled together.... Two Georgia convicts, an African-American named Piper, and a White guy named Dodge, are handcuffed together while in prison. During a riot, the two defiant ones escape -- still shackled together. The pair hate each other's guts, so they're trading insults and punching each other out as they elude the authorities, who are hot on their tail. As if this weren't enough, some nefarious types are also pursuing the duo, specifically Dodge, who possesses a computer disk with valuable information. Will the shackled Piper and Dodge successfully elude all of their pursuers? Or will their kill each other first? [More]
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Stephen Baldwin, Will Patton, Robert John Burke
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Stephen Baldwin, Will Patton, Robert John Burke, Salma Hayek, Victor Rivers, Robert Hooks
Director: Kevin Hooks
Director: Kevin Hooks
Reviews for Fled
Scripter Preston A. Whitmore II and helmer Kevin Hooks are obviously well-versed in film lore, for they have concocted a hodgepodge that recycles elements from several white-black team movies.
Most of non-action scenes are dead serious, and in those moments Fled becomes unbearably cliched and tedious.
A generic buddy-buddy actioner that's not as slick as it thinks it is...pointless and forgettable
The situations are so ludicrous and the screenplay so barren of wit that the best it can come up with in the way of jokey humor is to have the characters compare their adventures to scenes in other movies.
On the plus side, at least for this type of effort, there is a new type of Chinese torture, tampon bandages, numerous film trivia allusions, bullets through peepholes, lots of women as strippers (Oh, not again!!), and a fine soundtrack produced by wunderk
Despite all efforts by its notable cast, the film suffers from an incohesive plot that tries to provide drama, action and comedy only to lose focus and fail to accomplish any of its aims.
On the whole, Baldwin seems pretty dim for a renowned cyber-anarchist. Also, he simply isn't in the same class of actor as Tony Curtis. Or Laurence Fishburne, who swaggers through this mess with his usual suave manliness.
A successful summer diversion, the kind of film you start forgetting the moment it's over but is fun while you're watching it.
Grotesquely violent, ridiculously bloody and tries to get by on a silly, wink-at-the-camera attitude.
While not an altogether unsatisfying experience, it leaves the viewer yearning to see the originals instead.
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