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.
Jake 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.
Full reviewThe laugh-out-loud moments come with conspicuously less frequency during a third act that suggests a rough draft for “Bad Boys 3.”
Full reviewRecalls the lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in the Lethal Weapon series.
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From "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.
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Fails to mine the potentially humorous premise for the necessary laughs, with nearly all of the gags falling thuddingly flat.
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Some nice comic beats and a sinister Andy Garcia turn make this far more watchable that the fratty conceit might suggest.
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