Movie Review: Held Up (1999)
Synopsis: Michael and Rae are vacationing in the Southwest when she learns he used their $15,000 new house money to buy a classic car instead. Angry, she breaks up with him and hitches a ride to the Las Vegas airport. Michael wants to follow her and make things right. However, his attempt to reconcile is delayed when his car is stolen and a botched convenience store robbery results in him being taken hostage. Who's in it? The movie stars Jamie Foxx , Nia Long , Barry Corbin , Eduardo Yanez and Jake Busey . Review: My wife and I decided to celebrate Independence Day with my parents yesterday evening and, after using their grill to make brats and burgers, I wound up in the living room with my dad. He had this movie on and, while I wasn't sure I would like it at first, I have to admit it was a better film than I was expecting it to be. I think the thing that really impressed me about this movie was it didn't rely solely on Foxx to make the film interesting. There ...