Metro
[DVD]

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Police hostage negotiator Scott Roper (Eddie Murphy) fears he may be losing his touch when he ends up shooting a gunman during a bank heist. Soon after, his partner Sam Baffert is shot while making routine enquiries of jewellery dealer Michael Korda (Michael Wincott). Roper is soon investigating with new partner McCall (Michael Rappaport), but finds the case getting a little too personal when Korda kidnaps his girlfriend and holds her hostage in exchange for a batch of stolen diamonds. AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEW Another Eddie Murphy action vehicle that pales in comparison to hits like Beverly Hills Cop, this standard cop-movie fare still manages to be engaging on the strength of Murphy's ease in front of a camera. Murphy plays an unorthodox hostage negotiator for the San Francisco Police Department on the trail of the criminal who killed his partner. Paired up with a bright new trainee played by Michael Rapaport (Beautiful Girls, Mighty Aphrodite), Murphy uses both his skills and his anger to hunt down the killer. A competent action movie, there are some standout moments such as a car chase culminating in a cable car shoot-out on the streets of San Francisco, and Michael Wincott's (The Crow) frightening performance as the villain. Metro offers up a standard action vehicle for Murphy to showcase his charm, as well as a moderate entertainment with some memorable moments. --Robert Lane

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