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Cop Out

Cop Out shouldn’t be as likeable a formulaic cop action film as it is but when you add Bruce Willis’ Die Hardness to Tracy Morgan’s read-the-phone-book-and-be-funny delivery, a multitude of sins are covered up. Willis is the bad cop Jimmy Monroe (although not as bad as he would have you believe) while Morgan is Paul Hodges the goofy one whose want to be badder is almost as great as his paranoia over infidelity by his innocent wife Debbie (Rashida Jones). The two have unorthodox practices that include interviewing suspect with plagiarized movie dialogue. As is usually the case their non conformist actions get them in hot water and here it means suspension for a month. This is a particular hardship for Jimmy with an expensive wedding upcoming for his daughter Ava (Michelle Trachtenberg). His attempt to hock his prized baseball card gets him unwillingly linked to Dave (Seann William Scott revisiting Steve Stifler) a smart ass snatch and grab thief who turns out to be instrumental in leading the duo full circle to the nasty Latino gang responsible for their earlier dismissal. Director Kevin (silent Bob) Smith may be too fat to fly but his burgeoning size in Hollywood allowed him to land Jason Lee and Kevin Pollack in minor roles and more importantly gave him the clout to lure Willis and Morgan to this below par project.

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