Alien at the Movies

This is not a sneak preview. This film has already released.

It's "Sleepless" in Sin City when an undercover cop Vincent Downs (Jaime Foxx) gets mixed up in drug deal heist gone bad that leads to his son being kidnapped. Then things just go from bad to worse when Internal Affairs (Michelle Monaghan) mucks up the mess. Yes, it's predictable, contrived, & unrealistic but it's fun to watch if you are just into outrageous action. Downs quinces, can barely catch his breathe in the hallways & stairways, & should have rightfully bled out, but he can still stand toe to toe in hand to hand combat with multiple foes; it must be the adrenalin. Surprisingly, Foxx manages to have 4 wardrobe changes in this wild night at the casino. This absentee husband/dad finally gets to spend some valuable father/son time with his boy & it also becomes sort of a family reunion when nurse/wife (Gabrielle Union) shows up at the underground casino parking garage. Tip "T.I." Harris & Dermot Mulroney are in the supporting cast. Does "whatever happens is Vegas, stays in Vegas" count when this film was actually filmed in Atlanta? This poor man's Jason Bourne film is more of a mindless guilty pleasure than a legit cop action drama.

Alien gives it 2½ "dirty cops" stars out of 4.