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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Profanity Movie Release: 1997 DVD Release: 03/25/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 57 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Total Copies: 7 Genres: Action, Action Thriller, Police Detective Film

Eddie Murphy once again finds himself exchanging both wisecracks and gunfire in this comic action-thriller. Scott Roper (Murphy) is a hostage negotiator with the San Francisco Police Department; Roper has his own way of doing things, which doesn't always mean following department proceedure, but he's good at his job and has the respect of his colleagues. Roper has been given a new partner, Kevin McCall (Michael Rapaport), a former SWAT team member whom Roper is training in the fine art of handing dangerous criminals with words as well as weapons; in his spare time, Roper tries to smooth out his stormy relationship with his girlfriend, Ronnie Tate (Carmen Ejogo), and deal with his addiction to gambling. However, Roper has his hands full when Michael Korda (Michael Wincott), a psychotic criminal, claims some hostages in the midst of a jewel heist. Roper finds it hard to be cool and detached in dealing with Korda, since the thief killed a cop who was one of his best friends, and one of the people taken by Korda happens to be Ronnie. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Eddie Murphy - Scott Roper
Michael Rapaport - Kevin McCall
Michael Wincott - Michael Korda
Carmen Ejogo - Ronnie Tate
Denis Arndt - Capt. Frank Solis

Eddie Murphy's action/comedy Metro, directed by Thomas Carter, comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer. This disc delivers the movie, but does not offer anything else. Murphy fans will be entertained by this disc, but there is little here for anyone else. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide