Cop Out

Theater Release Date : 26 February 2010

DVD Release Date : 20 July 2010

Genre : Action; Comedy

Length : 107 minutes

MPAA Rating : R

Overall Rating : 5*/10

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Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan (who?) play a detective duo trying to bust a drug lord. Willis' daughter is getting married, and he needs a bunch of cash to one-up his ex's rich, new hubby who's offering to pay for the kid's lavish nuptials.

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So Willis pawns his priceless baseball card, but the store gets robbed just as the transaction is going down. The card ends up in the hands of - guess who? - the drug lord, who will trade it back to Willis for his stolen Mercedes Benz, which (it is darkly hinted), contains something very valuable. So our dynamic duo takes to car-napping.

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What's To Like...

If you wish they'd make some more Rush Hour and 48 Hours series, your prayers have been answered. If you can tolerate believability issues for the sake of disparate plotlines all tying together somehow, you'll like this. Sean William Scott steals the show as a less-than-perfect cat burglar. Someone named Kevin Smith directed - apparently I should know who that is. There's lots of action, enough laughs, and a chiquita in distress.

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Alas, this ain't Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker; nor is it Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy. Willis just goes through the motions, and Morgan just isn't convincing as the funny-but-crazy sidekick. The plot is formulaic - if I see one more case of cop(s) getting suspended then solving the case, I'm gonna scream.

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In the end, Cop Out is just entertaining enough to make up for the fact that it has absolutely nothing new to offer. It's worth renting, but don't waste your money buying it.