He continually engages, handling both comedy and drama with an adept ease. But he's completely underused, not even emerging as the central figure until a third of the way through. They're both bad guys, just on opposite sides of the law, and neither actor has the appeal to carry this film. Foxx does, but the script lets him down at every turn. Furthermore, any attempts at character development are constantly distracted by director Antoine Fuqua's uneven pace.
Nothing is the logical conclusion to the preceding action.
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