1997 saw the joining of two actors no one would have thought to put together: Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen. The result of this unexpected duo is a classic comedy film in the "buddy cop" genre. Tucker plays Franklin Hatchett, a con man and street hustler who gets caught up in an escape by a villainous character. Sheen is an investigative reporter, named James Russell, who gets Hatchet arrested to begin with. The two get into various sticky situations, to include an auto auction bidding war with a dangerous criminal.
This is a very fun and exciting movie, with well written characters. Pre drug addled Sheen is fun to watch as the straight man to the always exuberant Tucker. Though this movie is a fun ride it is also largely forgettable because it makes no innovation to this style of film making. The buddy cop genre is filled with movies just like it
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Chris says that Money Talks is a very forgettable movie but I would have to disagree. I believe that the movie is so intensely hilarious that the humor in the movie is unforgettable. However, the movie is very low budget and is not very well written. The characters are A-listers but the directing and production of the movie is something I could shoot in my back yard.
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