![]() (We learn this thanks to a handy headshots-and-yarn bulletin board on the wall of Vincent’s apartment, the tried-and-true visual shorthand for so many movie and TV investigations.) Wouldn’t you know it, though, Vincent is actually undercover for IA, trying to figure out which high-ranking police official is pulling Sean’s strings. is teeming with corrupt cops, and Vincent Downs (Jamie Foxx) is seemingly one of them we meet him and his partner Sean (T.I.) committing a masked armed robbery that leads to several goons dying in a shootout and the two officers making off with a bag containing 25 kilos of cocaine. Much of the action takes place in an unconvincing casino set, and editor Robert Rzesacz continually defuses the tension by throwing in as many helicopter shots of the Strip as there are pans of the San Francisco skyline in “The Room.” Remaking the French thriller “Nuit Blanche,” screenwriter Andrea Berloff (“Blood Father,” “Straight Outta Compton”) and Swiss director Baran bo Odar transpose the action to Las Vegas, but Sin City adds little sizzle. You could pretty much play American Police Film bingo, checking off squares like “undercover badass,” “tough-as-nails Internal Affairs lady,” “bug-eyed drug kingpin,” and “hero KOs guy twice his size and then magically fits into his jumpsuit.” ![]() Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'īarbra: The Music.The Mem'ries.If HBO aired a show called “Fake Detective,” the results might resemble “Sleepless,” a cop movie so utterly riddled with cliché as to verge on parody. ©Universal Pictures THE SOLOIST, from left: Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, 2009. ph: Andrew Cooper/©Weinstein Company MIAMI VICE, Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, 2006, © Universal THE KINGDOM, Jennifer Garner (left background), Jamie Foxx (crouching), 2007. ph: John Baer/©Overture Films DJANGO UNCHAINED, Jamie Foxx, 2012. PH: ATTILA SZVACSEK/© LIONSGATE JARHEAD, Jamie Foxx, 2005, (c) Universal RAY, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, 2004, (c) Universal LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, from left: Emerald-Angel Young, Jamie Foxx, 2009. ![]() ph: Ron Batzdorff/©New Line Cinema RAY, Regina King, Jamie Foxx, 2004, (c) Universal RAY, Jamie Foxx, 2004, (c) Universal BREAKIN' ALL THE RULES, Jamie Foxx, 2004, (c) Screen Gems COLLATERAL, Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, 2004, (c) DreamWorks Annie MIAMI VICE, Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, 2006, (c) Universal ROBIN HOOD, FROM LEFT: TARON EGERTON AS ROBIN HOOD, JAMIE FOXX AS LITTLE JOHN, 2018. ©DreamWorks VALENTINE'S DAY, front, from left: Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, 2010. ANY GIVEN SUNDAY, Jamie Foxx, 1999 DREAMGIRLS, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, 2006. The Truth About Cats & Dogs Dreamgirls Dreamgirls Photos RAY, Jamie Foxx, 2004, (c) Universal MIAMI VICE, Jamie Foxx, 2006, © Universal ANY GIVEN SUNDAY, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, Al Pacino, 1999. Behind the scenes, he served as executive producer of a sitcom based on his own early stand-up career, "White Famous" (Showtime 2017- ). Foxx continued to surprise audiences with action movies like "The Kingdom" (2007), heartrending dramas like "The Soloist" (2009), wild genre films like "Django Unchained" (2012) and stylish action comedies like Edgar Wright's "Baby Driver" (2017), all of which reminded people that Foxx would not be easily defined. While he continued to perform stand-up comedy in several cable specials, Foxx reached the top of his career with a defining and unforgettable performance as music legend Ray Charles in the biopic, "Ray" (2005), which earned Foxx the best notices of his career and an Academy Award. He offered glimmers of things to come with a strong performance in "Any Given Sunday" (1999), which allowed him to show off the gridiron prowess he developed as a star high school quarterback. Not satisfied with being confined to strictly comedy, Foxx surprised many when he began displaying considerable talents both as a dramatic actor and as a classically trained musician. ![]() First discovered by audiences as a confident, fresh-faced comic who was proficient at playing outrageous characters and sending up famous celebrities, actor Jamie Foxx cut his teeth on the small screen when he joined the popular television sketch comedy, "In Living Color" (Fox, 1990-94) after its first season. ![]()
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