Lackluster script halts cop movie Ithaca College The Ithacan
04.03.10
Scaring communication out of low-life drug dealers isn’t officer Paul Hodges’ (Tracy Morgan) strength. He tries to use a “Opportune Cop/Insane Cop” routine that is less than intimidating. He isn’t very good at solving crimes or chasing down criminals either. About the only thing he is well-mannered at it is spouting old cop movie lines.
And that’s how the rest of “Cop Out” plays out as well — a barely coherent, seldom serious satire that is layered with references to other movies.
As “Cop Out” progresses, it’s hard to tell which story is imagined to be the focus. There is a case to solve for officers Jimmy Monroe (Bruce Willis) and Paul. Later the audience is introduced to multiple side stories and poignant baggage. Paul suspects his wife (Rashida Jones) is cheating on him, and Jimmy has to catch the person who shawl a vintage baseball card to pay for his daughter’s wedding.
“Cop Out” constantly spins the audience around through a rotating door of side-plots, while the tangible police case fails as the backbone of the film. It also suffers from underdeveloped action scenes as well as an abrupt crest that hardly feels like a moment of pinnacle tension.
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Wednesday's Local/State Briefs Grand Island Independent
03.03.10
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