Let’s Be Cops When I seen the trailer for this only a few weeks back, It looked like utter crap, it looked cheap, common and overdone, another buddy cop film that should go straight to DVD. I mean you have to admit it’s a storyline that Hollywood has done to death and knew pretty much knew straight away its plot and its ending. I knew one thing for certain though it wouldn’t be a film that I paid to see. The only way I would see this film would be of a possible 2 ways… A: It played on free to air TV or B: I was forced to watch it for one reason or another. Let’s just say option C happened and I ended watching it after (quite obvious really after all I am writing this review on the film). It wasn’t at all what I had expected I’ll give it that. So the plot of the film is pretty much 2 very average guys Ryan and Justin are best buddies and room-mates. Justin played by Damon Wayans Jr (New Girl, The Other Guys) is a game developer and Ryan played by Jake Johnson (21 Jump Street, Bad Neighbours) is a washed up quarterback still living in his glory days. After Justin fails miserably at pitching his latest game a “cop adventure” game. The two decide that they would attend their old college reunion dressed as cops. Once they get to the reunion they realise how miserable their lives truly are and following a pact they made earlier in life decide they will leave New York and head back to their home town Ohio. As they are walking home they are mistaken to be actual officers of the law, Ryan loves the game and decides he’ll go home and learn all he can from You Tube or something similar. The next day Ryan buys an actual police car and the two head out onto the streets in their fake uniforms and eBay car to deliver justice and have a laugh. On one of these trips Ryan spots a car that the previous night had hit his own and decides on some retribution. What he doesn’t realise though that the car actually belongs to the Albanian mafia and he has stirred a pot bigger than he could have ever imagined…. Believe it or not the plot actually works; the story is so farfetched that it’s laughable. So many of the scenes, so much of the dialogue had my cringing, it just made you feel awkward towards what was being said or taking place. I actually loved that about the film, it never took itself seriously. The director knew what he wanted to make and he was well aware it would never be a smash hit for everyone. Usually these types of film I despise, so perhaps in my old age my mind is fine tuning itself to be a little more accepting of the ridiculous. There was nothing special about the way it was shot, or it’s score it’s just a very average film in that way. The acting was average but the script was pretty bloody funny. I often found myself laughing out loud so if I’m enjoying a film that much it can’t be all bad now can it? I wouldn’t be rushing out to see this; in fact my suggestion is to wait for the DVD. I know some of you will love this and others will not but it’s that kind of film, when you do watch it just enjoy it for the ride it drags you along for. Let’s Be Cops gets 2.5 out of 5 BanShee Screams. Thanks for reading. X
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:01:58 +0000
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