Metro
The movie follows Scott Roper, a wisecracking hostage negotiator of the San Francisco Police Department, as he is gone after by a murderous bank robber whom he caught after a blown heist.
27 March 1942, Berkeley, California, USA
19 March 1958, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
20 March 1970, New York City, New York, USA
4 January 1951, Santa Barbara, California, USA
September 15, 2005
Diverting but conventional thriller.May 31, 2003
Another forgettable and clueless cut-up cop caper with Murphy in the middle of the misguided mayhem. Instantly generic and mindless to bootJanuary 01, 2000
Metro is about as generic as action pictures come.April 17, 2002
Balancing the elements of comedy and drama are never easy and Metro, Eddie Murphy's latest flick, proves how easy it is to mistep.January 01, 2000
Despite Murphy's consistently strong performance, Metro meanders into a rather unremarkable cat-and-mouse territory.February 14, 2001
By-the-numbers doesn't begin to describe how cliche-ridden Randy Feldman's script is.January 01, 2000
Anyone seeking a fresh characterization of clever plot twist ought not to buy a ride of this Murphy vehicle.January 01, 2000
The big action scenes are cleverly staged and Eddie Murphy is back on his game again, with a high-energy performance and crisp dialogue.January 27, 2005
"moronic action film"January 01, 2000
For fans of Murphy or the action genre, Metro is A-okay mindless fun.April 12, 2002
A renter with some mileage on it.June 05, 2002
Formulaic but effective.