The Death and Life of Bobby Z

Name: The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: 23 Jul 2007
Rating: 6.10
Cast: Paul Walker, Laurence Fishburne, Olivia Wilde, Jason Lewis, Michael Bowen

A DEA agent provides former Marine Tim Kearney with a way out of his prison sentence: impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer, in a hostage switch with a crime lord. When the negotiations go awry, Kearney flees, with Z's son in tow.

Year: 2007

Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime

Studio: Eclectic pictures, Millennium Media

Director: John Herzfeld

Cast: Paul Walker, Laurence Fishburne, Olivia Wilde, Jason Lewis, Michael Bowen, Richard Bairos

Crew: Trevor Short (Executive Producer), Andreas Thiesmeyer (Executive Producer), Bruce Cannon (Editor), Josef Lautenschlager (Executive Producer), Mark Handel (Executive Producer), Heidi Jo Markel (Producer)

Runtime: 97 minutes

Release: Jul 23, 2007

IMDb: 6.10/10 by 375 users

Popularity: 2

Country: Germany, United States of America

Language: English

Budget: 22,000,000

Revenue: 413,454

Keyword : vineyard, rifle, drug trade, drug lord, double cross, estate, baja california, san remo, landfill, gallop, rolling eyes, booby trap, shot, golden gun

Comment

The Movie Mob 2023, Mar 25

**The Life and Death of Bobby Z was a bad 2007 B movie that has not much to offer besides a reminder of how fantastic Paul Walker was.** The Life and Death of Bobby Z was a story of swapped identities with a horrible soundtrack, lousy directing, a confusing plot, and a cast with some excellent actors trying to make it all work. I would say it’s surprising that even with actors like Laurence Fishburne and Olivia Wilde, a movie could be this bad, but it was 2007, and this movie felt VERY 2000s. It tried to be serious with Point Break influence but also tried to be a little goofy and charming. Unfortunately, it did not pull it off, and the outrageous soundtrack didn’t help with the more serious tones. It was nice to see Paul Walker doing his thing, though.