"Cop Out" Film Review
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2 1/2 Stars
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For the most part “Cop Out” starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard) and Tracy Morgan (television’s 30 Rock) deserves a ticket. With a horrible script, insanely stupid stunts and a support(less) cast "Cop Out" instantly becomes the worst buddy cop film I’ve seen in awhile.
Jimmy Monroe (Willis) is a divorced father of one. The only thing Jimmy and his wife have in common is the love for their daughter Ava (Michelle Trachtenberg). She is going to be married off and the dream wedding she wants cost nearly fifty grand. Getting the money is cause for concern and Monroe enlists the help of Paul (Morgan) his police partner to get the wedding bills paid.
The only thing that doesn’t deserve to be locked up in "Cop Out” is Tracy Morgan’s acting. When Morgan isn’t making comments about Cate Blanchett’s fair skin in real life he is busy punching kids in the groin, just because he can. After all he is a cop. Why is Morgan so good? Well he espouses one-liners left and right. And just watch his facial expressions, they speak for themselves.
I truly felt as If I were watching a bad independent movie. But "Cop Out”, a Hollywood film nonetheless, has poor production value. Often Hollywood films will focus on the visuals, and a film starring Bruce Willis would be released nice and polished. There is a consistency issue with the lighting throughout. During numerous scenes everything looks fine for one second then the image becomes either lighter or darker. It’s a bit distracting.
The biggest gripe I have with this movie is how it was put together. Rather than being one cohesive whole the film feels as if it were pieced together. For instance the sound editing was horrible. Musical bits crop up randomly and the song choices weren’t any better than elevator music. No wonder why Brett Michaels was ill earlier this year, the filmmaker's completely poisoned his song “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”. I could go on and on about this film’s mediocrity, but I think you get the idea.
P.S. Kevin Smith directed this movie in Brooklyn, NY. Maybe he should have shot it in NJ. Evidently he makes better movies there.
"Cop Out" was directed by Kevin Smith from a screenplay by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen.
©2011 Matthew R. Reis, All rights reserved.
2 1/2 Stars
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For the most part “Cop Out” starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard) and Tracy Morgan (television’s 30 Rock) deserves a ticket. With a horrible script, insanely stupid stunts and a support(less) cast "Cop Out" instantly becomes the worst buddy cop film I’ve seen in awhile.
Jimmy Monroe (Willis) is a divorced father of one. The only thing Jimmy and his wife have in common is the love for their daughter Ava (Michelle Trachtenberg). She is going to be married off and the dream wedding she wants cost nearly fifty grand. Getting the money is cause for concern and Monroe enlists the help of Paul (Morgan) his police partner to get the wedding bills paid.
The only thing that doesn’t deserve to be locked up in "Cop Out” is Tracy Morgan’s acting. When Morgan isn’t making comments about Cate Blanchett’s fair skin in real life he is busy punching kids in the groin, just because he can. After all he is a cop. Why is Morgan so good? Well he espouses one-liners left and right. And just watch his facial expressions, they speak for themselves.
I truly felt as If I were watching a bad independent movie. But "Cop Out”, a Hollywood film nonetheless, has poor production value. Often Hollywood films will focus on the visuals, and a film starring Bruce Willis would be released nice and polished. There is a consistency issue with the lighting throughout. During numerous scenes everything looks fine for one second then the image becomes either lighter or darker. It’s a bit distracting.
The biggest gripe I have with this movie is how it was put together. Rather than being one cohesive whole the film feels as if it were pieced together. For instance the sound editing was horrible. Musical bits crop up randomly and the song choices weren’t any better than elevator music. No wonder why Brett Michaels was ill earlier this year, the filmmaker's completely poisoned his song “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”. I could go on and on about this film’s mediocrity, but I think you get the idea.
P.S. Kevin Smith directed this movie in Brooklyn, NY. Maybe he should have shot it in NJ. Evidently he makes better movies there.
"Cop Out" was directed by Kevin Smith from a screenplay by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen.
©2011 Matthew R. Reis, All rights reserved.
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