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Cop Out (2010)

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Average Rating: 3.8/10
Reviews Counted: 160
Fresh: 30 | Rotten: 130

Cop Out is a cliched buddy action/comedy that suffers from stale gags and slack pacing.

Average Rating: 4.1/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 26

Cop Out is a cliched buddy action/comedy that suffers from stale gags and slack pacing.

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Movie Info

Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan team up for the Warner Bros. police buddy movie Cop Out in this Kevin Smith-directed production. From a script by Robb and Mark Cullen, the story centers around police detectives Jimmy (Willis), a no-B.S. divorced dad, and Paul (Morgan), a crazy-talking loose cannon. Despite nine years as partners, the two lawmen can still sometimes seem like polar opposites -- especially when Paul's unpredictable antics get them suspended without pay. Already strapped for cash and

R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Kevin Smith

Written By: Robb Cullen, Mark Cullen

In Theaters: Feb 26, 2010 Wide

On DVD: Jul 20, 2010

Box Office:$44.0M

Warner Bros. Pictures

Joyless, pointless, humorless.

May 6, 2011 Full Review Source: Film.com

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Laremy Legel

Film.com

Top Critic

Smith certainly does his thing here, delivering a film that's part celebration and part parody of the well-worn genre.

February 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Detroit News

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Top Critic

It just wants to remind audiences of something they've enjoyed before, like looking at an old photo album.

February 26, 2010 Full Review Source: MSN Movies

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Mary F. Pols

MSN Movies Source: MSN Movies

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Cop Out is a little too well-shot to be full-on cheesy and too much a redux to be, well, as fresh as Beverly Hills Cop or Lethal Weapon.

February 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Denver Post

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Lisa Kennedy

Denver Post

Top Critic

An unholy mess.

February 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Richard Roeper.com

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Richard Roeper

Richard Roeper.com

Top Critic

Cop Out is like a parody of a parody of a parody, so derivative and desperate in its pleas for laughter that it's hard to tell when it's making fun of itself and when it has simply run out of ideas.

February 26, 2010 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News

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Chris Vognar

Dallas Morning News

Top Critic

Smith's love of long takes where people talk about nothing in particular just isn't right for this movie.

April 4, 2011 Full Review Source: Movies.com

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Dave White

Movies.com

Cop Out is marvelously juvenile, not just in its typical situation comedy and sight gags, but from its ability (even desire) to frequently bring its plot to a shuddering halt so its characters can engage in a few minutes of quiet ridiculousness.

March 18, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

Even if many of the jokes in Cop Out aren't all that funny, Smith's facility with crude wordplay is what he salvages from this huge mess of a film.

March 9, 2011 Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

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Mark Pfeiffer

Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

O roteiro est�pido s� n�o se revela pior do que a dire��o amadora de Smith, que, tamb�m assinando a montagem, n�o consegue criar l�gica ou estabelecer ritmo algum, demonstrando que ainda n�o aprendeu nem o b�sico da profiss�o depois de tantos anos.

February 27, 2011 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

Cop Out feels like a pilot lost without 20 or so episodes to follow it up.

October 2, 2010 Full Review Source: Future Movies UK

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Mike Barnard

Future Movies UK Source: Future Movies UK

A half-baked concept halfheartedly executed.

August 25, 2010 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews

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Jeffrey Chen

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

As something of a Kevin Smith fan, this mostly hurt to watch.

August 19, 2010 Full Review Source: Projection Booth

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Rob Humanick

Projection Booth

Willis and Morgan are a devilishly delightful down and dirty detective duo, as Kevin Smith releases their combo inner zany outlaws in a kind of Clerks with badges.

July 24, 2010 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

Willis and Morgan are a devilishly delightful down and dirty detective duo, as Kevin Smith releases their combo inner zany outlaws in a kind of Clerks with badges.

July 24, 2010 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

...neither thrilling enough to be a proper tribute nor funny enough to be a good parody. (Blu-ray Combo Edition)

July 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

...it looks as though everyone in the film had a better time making it than the audience has watching it.

July 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Once you've boogied out to Harold Faltermeyer's self-parodic "Axel F"-style music, it's all downhill from there. [Blu-ray]

July 19, 2010 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews

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Peter Canavese

Groucho Reviews Source: Groucho Reviews

Silent Bob strikes out!

July 16, 2010 Full Review Source: Sly Fox

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Kam Williams

Sly Fox

Ultimately, there are hints that Cop Out was supposed to be something smarter and less lazy, but no-one involved seems to be able to counter the truly terrible script.

May 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Digital Spy

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Digital Spy

It could have been a match made in heaven. The snake in the garden is a tired script from Rob and Mark Cullen, which purports to "spoof" Eighties buddy movies (Beverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon, etc) but lacks any real brain power of its own.

May 27, 2010 Full Review Source: This is London

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

This is London

Trying to make up for a lack of genuine wit, this film adopts a frenetic pace with a constant stream of jokes and action. The result is watchable, occasionally funny and instantly forgettable.

May 27, 2010 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

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I guess Kevin Smith is done making good films.

November 20, 2011

Graham Jones

Super Reviewer

Paul: I'll fuck a little kid up if he punches me in the dick.'Cop Out' is the "one we do not speak of", according to the many fans of Kevin Smith, who to this date insult this film. I don't particularly agree with these peoples opinions, because I quite liked 'Cop Out'. It's not a masterpiece or anything, but I laughed

January 23, 2011

Matt Goodman

Super Reviewer

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1. Paul: Why did you smack me?
– Submitted by Alyssa B (3 months ago)
1. Paul: Fuckin' monocle wearin' mother fucker.
– Submitted by Chris P (9 months ago)
1. Paul: This is the stuff that my mom would tell friends about me, 'My son is genius, my son is a genius'.
– Submitted by Chris P (9 months ago)

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