“Cops And Robbers” (*1/2 out of four) was an utterly by-the-numbers thriller about as unimaginative as its title about a tough hostage negotiator (Michael Jai White) who is forced to play a dangerous game of cat and mouse in a violent bank robbery that he soon finds out is being led by his estranged brother (Quintin “Rampage” Jackson). Jai White is cool and charismatic as usual but he’s handcuffed by a routine story and direction. Big twist in the final third is both obvious and ridiculous. Tom Berenger picks up a couple of extra bucks and sleepwalks his way through a supporting role as one of White’s superiors.

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