cop out review
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Channel: BuddhaBot · 2010 · Comedy
Cop Out 2010 Director: Kevin Smith Starring: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann Williams Scott. ~ I was pondering whether or not to even see this movie. I could tell from the trailers that it wasn't going to be good. None of the reviews I've read about the film sounded the least bit appealing. There was simply no point in seeing this film. But, being the Kevin Smith fan that I am, I just turned a blind eye to the words of others and decided "Eh, what the Hell" and went in. I knew going in that it wouldn't depreciate my love of Kevin Smith, since he had no part in writing this piece of shit, and it shows. But it's a shame to know this is on his IMBD account. For those who care, Cop Out is, I guess, a satire of the "buddy cop" films, with hard and stern Bruce Willis paired up with the failed abortion of comedy, Tracy Morgan. The two have been partners for 9 years, which amazes me because I can barely stand listening to Morgan for more than 9 minutes, Bruce's character NOT killing himself is already way going over the limit of how much I'm willing to suspend my disbelief. Bruce Willis playing ... well, Bruce Willis when he hasn't received his money yet, has a daughter who wants the wedding of her dreams. Wonderful, only problem being he and his dumb as dirt partner have just got suspended for messing up a case. Instead of allowing the daughter's slimy douche nozzle of a step dad, played by Smith's go-to guy, Jason Lee, Willis decides to sell his prized baseball card for 80,000 bucks, more than enough for two expensive weddings. Well it was simply a case of Willis being in the wrong place at the wrong time yet convenient for the film's plot, go figure, as Seann William Scott steals the cop's card. Willis exit's to see his partner looking away from the building, unaware of the robbery due to him being on his cell phone. Oh, the hilarity has just begun. And thus begins their adventure, where they'll meet trouble with the law, a latino drug crew, run-ins with Seann William Scott the ninja (you heard me), and all this over a baseball card. Now that alone only sounds mildly interesting and something you maybe want to see. But trust me, you don't. What is wrong with this film? .... What's right with it? The acting is lacking, Willis shows no emotion throughout this entire film. At moments, the movie tells us "FEEL SAD FOR HIM. HE CAN'T PROVIDE FOR HIS DAUGHTER. THAT IS SAD." ... And I'm not buying. I'm sorry. No amount of sad music and close ups of his beaten up mug are going to make me feel anything. And there's Tracy Morgan. I have to say before I rant that I use to like him. I remember seeing his career on Saturday Night Live, I laughed at the Brian Fellows sketches, I grew to like the man as a character. But that's all he is. A character. And not a character that's going well with age. Brian Fellows: New York Cop is not really what I'd pay a ticket price for. As time grew, so did my mild enjoyment from this man. Everything about him annoys me now. The way his swollen mouth pops out, the annoying whiny tone of voice that he never gets rid of, the fact that he says sooooo many things that in theory are funny but have become not funny simply because it's said by HIM. Point being: I. Kept. Praying. His. Character. Would. DIE!!!!!!!! Seann William Scott ... eh, he was ok. That's the thing with him, he's always just ok. Some films he in are hilarious, some aren't. Some roles are funny, some aren't. In this movie, it's a swing and a miss. Many times, mostly when he speaks with Morgan, I kept thinking "What's the point of this conversation?" or "SHUT UP!!!!!" But if there's any complaints against him, I'm blaming the writers. He gives us a chuckle or two, his job is done. The rest of the cast, also lacking. The main antagonist, some drug dealer ... i don't get his deal. He's suppose to be funny? Well he fails. The two rival cops to Willis and Morgan, some guy and Kevin Pollack, they're not as annoying but if there was a film about them, I know for a fact I would never see it. Everyone seems like they're trying, but can't live up to the task of making this movie bearable. Would this film done any better in my opinion if it didn't have the name Kevin Smith attached to it? ... No, it still would've sucked, but, it probably wouldn't hurt so much. Because you expect something out of a Kevin Smith film. What you expect could be many things, you could expect it to be raunchy as hell, you can expect to maybe offended, you can expect to maybe leave the theater thinking about things you never talked about, and/or you can expect the film to have a lot of heart to it or at least have it leave you with some sort of emotion. I felt nothing leaving that theater. I didn't feel any sorrow. I barely laughed. It was just another mindless buddy cop film, one we never needed. Cop Out ... how fitting a title. A cop out from anything that makes a good film.
