Byline: CHRIS HEWITT Knight Ridder
Jamie Foxx has enough personality to zip up even the most average action movie. Which is good, because ``Bait'' (opening today) is the most average action movie.
Unfortunately, director Antoine Fuqua's contribution is more noticeable than Foxx's. Fuqua, the guy who made ``The Negotiator,'' has a gift for creating the kind of striking visuals that look great in car commercials. But his pacing is slack, so there's no suspense, and he can't get the story in gear because he gives important details and minor ones the same weight.
Fuqua's ineptitude would probably make even a good script seem bad, but ``Bait'' does not …
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