This formulaic 1997 comedy becomes needlessly complicated at points but feeds off the high energy of Chris Tucker (The Fifth Element; Rush Hour). Tucker plays a two-bit con man; Franklin Hatchett; framed for the prison breakout of a ruthless criminal. Hunted by both the police and the bad guys; Hatchett finds his only hope in a smarmy; self-serving television reporter played by the perfectly cast Charlie Sheen (Platoon); who agrees to protect the nervous; hapless patsy only to further his own career. The plot is at times just plain dumb; and the requisite car chases and explosions happen a bit too frequently. But Tucker's manic energy and off-the-wall humor; as he is thrown into situations of mistaken identity and mortal danger; make the movie a frenetic and entertaining romp. --Robert Lane