Let's Be Cops
TV funnymen Damon Wayans Jr. (Happy Endings) and Jake Johnson (New Girl) lead this throwback action comedy as a pair who pursue a “career” as law enforcers when their police costumes fool everyday citizens into believing they’re actual cops.
- Director:
- Luke Greenfield ('Something Borrowed', 'The Girl Next Door', 'The Animal')
- Writer:
- Luke GreenfieldNicholas Thomas
- Cast:
- Damon Wayans Jr.Jake JohnsonNina DobrevJames D'ArcyAndy Garcia
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Giles Hardie
flicksJake Johnson and Damon Wayons Jr – a.k.a. two of the three guys who live with Zooey Deschanel in The New Girl – are two no-hopers in this giant credulity stretch of a film. Inexplicably (literally they make no effort to explain this) the duo obtain two real life police uniforms for what they believe is a costume party.
Variety
pressThe laugh-out-loud moments come with conspicuously less frequency during a third act that suggests a rough draft for “Bad Boys 3.”
Total Film
pressRecalls the lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in the Lethal Weapon series.
Time Out
pressFrom "Police Academy" to "Hot Fuzz," there are satires to be made about undisciplined law enforcement; this will not join their ranks, try as it might.
The Dissolve
pressA wacky mismatched-buddy-cop movie pitched to the lowest common denominator.
Hollywood Reporter
pressFails to mine the potentially humorous premise for the necessary laughs, with nearly all of the gags falling thuddingly flat.
Empire Magazine
pressSome nice comic beats and a sinister Andy Garcia turn make this far more watchable that the fratty conceit might suggest.
Flicks, Giles Hardie
flicksJake Johnson and Damon Wayons Jr – a.k.a. two of the three guys who live with Zooey Deschanel in The New Girl – are two no-hopers in this giant credulity stretch of a film. Inexplicably (literally they make no effort to explain this) the duo obtain two real life police uniforms for what they believe is a costume party.
Variety
pressThe laugh-out-loud moments come with conspicuously less frequency during a third act that suggests a rough draft for “Bad Boys 3.”
Total Film
pressRecalls the lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in the Lethal Weapon series.
Time Out
pressFrom "Police Academy" to "Hot Fuzz," there are satires to be made about undisciplined law enforcement; this will not join their ranks, try as it might.
The Dissolve
pressA wacky mismatched-buddy-cop movie pitched to the lowest common denominator.
Hollywood Reporter
pressFails to mine the potentially humorous premise for the necessary laughs, with nearly all of the gags falling thuddingly flat.
Empire Magazine
pressSome nice comic beats and a sinister Andy Garcia turn make this far more watchable that the fratty conceit might suggest.
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