Viva Brooklyn!
Added 3/15/2010
In one year, Brooklyn alone gave birth to the four hits: Cop Out, Brooklyn's Finest, Armored, and Surrogates, two of which starring Bruce Willis. In Cop Out, Willis regained his vigor and youthfulness, compared to his drained and wasted appearance in Surrogates. Tracy Morgan's role took away the boredom from Willis' familiar and predictable style of acting.
Morgan's untainted performance made his comedy refreshing. His charismatic nature and great sociability enriched the failing morale of the movie industry. Getting Morgan to uplift the seasoned Willis and embarking on the richness of Brooklyn's diverse culture was wiser than Travolta's pick of Robin Williams (in Old Dogs) or Paris (From Paris with Love)to regain an edge. You would hope that John McCain have learned how to pick his running mate before naming Palin.
Like Brooklyn's Finest, Cup Out deals with the [unfine] life of New York cops. The two partners, each has his marital problems, low pay, and inability to stay close to home. The divorced one must find a way to pay for his daughter's wedding. A Sport's memorabilia was his only hope out of his financial crisis. Selling his precious piece of memorabilia got him in an O.J.-like armored rubbery. The movie dwells on how police-victim would retrieve his stolen memorabilia by tracing the robber to the Mexican gangs.
The choice of the Mexican gangster was superb. The two police couple must make a deal with the Mexican Gang leader in order to retrieve their stolen property. In such arrangement, suspicion, murder, and betrayal are the rules of the game. Even though the two cops retrieved the stolen precious card, it was damaged beyond hope.
The greatest entertainment in the movie were the richness and innovation of Tracy Morgan in acting uninhibited with real life content; the Mexican boys' exquisite ability to play the snappy and sharp anger that characterized the street gang; and the Italian house lady who outmatched the two cops in protecting her Italian made furniture and carpet. All was displayed on the magnificent highways and landscape of the Big Apple and the never ending humor of walking into a police- ridden workplace.
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I understood what Kevin Smith was going for with the 80's cop buddy drama spoof. Some of it I really liked, but enough of it didn't that I can't fully recommend the movie. Bruce Willis is fine with a wry sense of humor playing a character very much like a dozen others he has played over the years. Tracy Morgan plays the same character he always plays whether it is on television or in movies. If you love him it may work for you better, but I really only like Tracy in very limited doses which is why he fits in well on the ensemble of 30 Rock. Seann William Scott was very funny in his small role. The premise is basically every buddy cop picture scrambled into one story and add some humor. I want to also note that Kevin Smith did not write this, he only directed.
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Stupid, just stupid
Added 3/10/2010
From the very beginning of Cop Out, you know you're watching a bad movie. I didn't believe Tracy Morgan as a cop at all, unless there's a Special Ed Police Academy that his character graduated from. Morgon's just bad and that's mostly why the movie is bad, because it counts on him for most of the laughs. He's not funny, whether he's dressed like a giant phone or quoting lines from other movies. His impersonations are so bad that Bruce Willis' character has to tell us who Morgan is supposed to be.
Director Kevin Smith was a guest critic a few times on At the Movies, so you'd think he knew a thing or 2 about how to make a good movie. From the trailers I knew this movie would be bad. So I'm surprised that Kevin Smith didn't know that he was making an awful movie. Hell, if I was directing this, I'd know the movie was bad just by watching Morgan's performance. Smith should have just fired him and hired a better actor. But then again, the script sucked too.
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Danger Ahead! Lousy Movie! (I have tried to warn you)
Added 3/8/2010
To say "Cop Out" is bad is to underestimate how excrable this movie truly is! I can safely say that "Cop Out" is one of the worst movies I ever sat through; and I've sat through some really bad ones. Not only is the pacing poor, the rapport forced, and the acting awful, there ar less laughs in this 'buddy comedy' than there were in "Julia and Julia."
Bruce Willis merely goes through the motions and looks like he was having second thoughts in merely every scene. Tracy Morgan should be given the 2011 Razzie right now...He's that bad. The plot is a mish-mash of Beverly Hills Cop, Fletch, 48 Hours, and Lethal Weapon. The music has been lifted right out of Fletch and you'll be longing for even one moment as funny as the weakest moment from any of the above named films.
Do yourself a favor and avoid this movie like it was guaranteed to infect you with the Bubonic Plague.
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Worth Viewing, Fun Movie
Added 2/27/2010
We almost didn't go see this because critics and many reviewers on the web are talking negatively about this movie. We went and were happy we did. Is it the very best cop buddy movie ever made? Maybe not, but it's funny, entertaining and at times very exciting. This movie is definitely worth viewing, and it's better than some of the other stuff being released lately.
You can't really go wrong with Bruce Willis, and this style of humor combined with action really suits him. There was room for some more depth in his acting, but my guess is that the director didn't want him to go any deeper. He's obviously fully capable of that. Tracy Morgan is enjoyable as Willis' partner. Is Tracy the best actor ever? Well, you know the answer to that, but the guy is really funny. He puts it all out there for a laugh, and it's fun to watch. Surprisingly, Willis and Morgan have some really good buddy chemistry together in this flick.
There were some laugh out loud funny moments, but much of the film was smile on your face funny. The serious moments did draw me in, though it wasn't the most intense film ever. The pace is slow at times, but the entertaining and exciting parts make up for that. I'd say this movie is worth seeing in the theater or even on DVD.
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Viva Brooklyn!
Added 3/15/2010
In one year, Brooklyn alone gave birth to the four hits: Cop Out, Brooklyn's Finest, Armored, and Surrogates, two of which starring Bruce Willis. In Cop Out, Willis regained his vigor and youthfulness, compared to his drained and wasted appearance in Surrogates. Tracy Morgan's role took away the boredom from Willis' familiar and predictable style of acting.
Morgan's untainted performance made his comedy refreshing. His charismatic nature and great sociability enriched the failing morale of the movie industry. Getting Morgan to uplift the seasoned Willis and embarking on the richness of Brooklyn's diverse culture was wiser than Travolta's pick of Robin Williams (in Old Dogs) or Paris (From Paris with Love)to regain an edge. You would hope that John McCain have learned how to pick his running mate before naming Palin.
Like Brooklyn's Finest, Cup Out deals with the [unfine] life of New York cops. The two partners, each has his marital problems, low pay, and inability to stay close to home. The divorced one must find a way to pay for his daughter's wedding. A Sport's memorabilia was his only hope out of his financial crisis. Selling his precious piece of memorabilia got him in an O.J.-like armored rubbery. The movie dwells on how police-victim would retrieve his stolen memorabilia by tracing the robber to the Mexican gangs.
The choice of the Mexican gangster was superb. The two police couple must make a deal with the Mexican Gang leader in order to retrieve their stolen property. In such arrangement, suspicion, murder, and betrayal are the rules of the game. Even though the two cops retrieved the stolen precious card, it was damaged beyond hope.
The greatest entertainment in the movie were the richness and innovation of Tracy Morgan in acting uninhibited with real life content; the Mexican boys' exquisite ability to play the snappy and sharp anger that characterized the street gang; and the Italian house lady who outmatched the two cops in protecting her Italian made furniture and carpet. All was displayed on the magnificent highways and landscape of the Big Apple and the never ending humor of walking into a police- ridden workplace.
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I understood what Kevin Smith was going for with the 80's cop buddy drama spoof. Some of it I really liked, but enough of it didn't that I can't fully recommend the movie. Bruce Willis is fine with a wry sense of humor playing a character very much like a dozen others he has played over the years. Tracy Morgan plays the same character he always plays whether it is on television or in movies. If you love him it may work for you better, but I really only like Tracy in very limited doses which is why he fits in well on the ensemble of 30 Rock. Seann William Scott was very funny in his small role. The premise is basically every buddy cop picture scrambled into one story and add some humor. I want to also note that Kevin Smith did not write this, he only directed.
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Stupid, just stupid
Added 3/10/2010
From the very beginning of Cop Out, you know you're watching a bad movie. I didn't believe Tracy Morgan as a cop at all, unless there's a Special Ed Police Academy that his character graduated from. Morgon's just bad and that's mostly why the movie is bad, because it counts on him for most of the laughs. He's not funny, whether he's dressed like a giant phone or quoting lines from other movies. His impersonations are so bad that Bruce Willis' character has to tell us who Morgan is supposed to be.
Director Kevin Smith was a guest critic a few times on At the Movies, so you'd think he knew a thing or 2 about how to make a good movie. From the trailers I knew this movie would be bad. So I'm surprised that Kevin Smith didn't know that he was making an awful movie. Hell, if I was directing this, I'd know the movie was bad just by watching Morgan's performance. Smith should have just fired him and hired a better actor. But then again, the script sucked too.
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