Money Talks (1997) is a movie I recently rewatched for the first time in a long time on Tubi. The storyline follows a struggling reporter who runs into the wrong scam artist. The scam artist gets blamed for a crime that the reporter doesn't believe there is any chance he did. When the reporter runs into the scam artist who is somehow out of jail he offers to protect him in hopes of breaking a huge nation wide story and jump start his career. The reporter doesn't know that inviting the scam artist into his world may be more than he can handle.
This movie is directed by Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) and stars Charlie Sheen (Major League), Chris Tucker (Fifth Element), Heather Locklear (The Return of Swamp Thing), Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas), Elise Neal (Hustle & Flow) and David Warner (Titanic).
The storyline for this is all over the place and crazy, as you would expect for this genre. Christ Tucker is over the top and absolutely awesome. His voices, slang and body language is fantastic. Sheen was also a perfect costar due to his very different body language and demeanor. The soundtrack in this was outstanding. The jail scene, sequence at the in-laws house and the "snap and pop" line is legendary.
Overall this is an underrated comedic gem. I would score this a 7.5-8/10 and strongly recommend it.
