Monday, August 9, 2010

Like Kevin Smith? Check Out Cop Out!

By Aurelia Coffey

Many of the true Kevin Smith di-hard fans are skeptical of this film. It is the first film that Kevin Smith has directed, and not written himself, and it is also his first film by a major studio. But those who really know his work will still see the little things in this movie Cop Out that make Kevin Smith movies in their own league.

So you take two different actors, completely opposite of each other, Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan. Surprisingly their chemistry works well together as they both play cops in New York City. And of course, they have a hilarious and unusual way of working together. Mix all that together with some really great comedy, they did a very great job with this movie. If you watch carefully, it looks as if Bruce Willis is trying to contain himself from laughing so hard.

We already know that the actors are playing cops as the main characters of the movie. They are placed on suspension for not catching a criminal and during that pursuit causing a large neighborhood shootout. Being suspended for a month with out pay, Jimmy, Bruce Willis' character, is short of cash to pay for his only daughters wedding, and decides to sell a baseball card worth a lot of money. While he is taking that card to be looked at, he is then robbed by Sean William Scott's character, Dave. Sean William Scott is well known for his parts in the American Pie movies and he definitely keeps his comedy up in this movie as well.

Another surprise for his fans is that Jason Lee is in the film as well. He plays the new husband to Jimmy's ex wife. And as usual, plays a perfect little scumbag for the film as only he could pull off just right. Jimmy insists on selling his card to keep Jason Lee's character Roy, paying for his daughters wedding, thus taking all the credit for it.

With all the major events going on in the film and twists that you could never expect, somehow the two police officers end up getting mixed up with a huge drug ring. And with out spoiling the entire ending of the film, you will have to see the movie to know what happens next. Just think, how does one go from selling a baseball card, to a drug ring?

For those true followers of Smith, you can still get that feel that it is one of his movies. The hilarious sexual jokes, the way it was filmed and even the music chosen to undertone the film itself, it absolutely speaks Kevin Smith. And if that is not reasoning enough for you, he chose to direct it because of the two cops relationship reminded him of Dante and Randal.

This movie grossed about 53 million on a 37 million budget, so it is not a very huge blockbuster but one that is really worth seeing. It was released in theaters in the United States on February 26, 2010 and over in the United Kingdom in May 2010. It just recently came out on DVD as well as pay per view for those cable viewers.

If you want to see something out of the ordinary, and a hilarious cop movie, seeing Cop Out is a must! It is currently out on DVD as well as on pay per view for many of the cable companies out there. It will be a great time spent for 107 minutes!

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