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Third World Cop (1999)

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Reviews Counted:11

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Rotten:9

Average Rating:4.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Jamaica's first digitally shot feature film, THIRD WORLD COP is driven by an outstanding reggae/dancehall score (compliments of Sly & Robbie). When Capone (Paul Campbell), a no nonsense police... Jamaica's first digitally shot feature film, THIRD WORLD COP is driven by an outstanding reggae/dancehall score (compliments of Sly & Robbie). When Capone (Paul Campbell), a no nonsense police officer, returns to his old neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica, he discovers that his best friend from childhood has become an important figure in a dangerous gunrunning racket. It is up to Capone to clean things up before the criminals can take over the community. [More]

Starring: Carl Bradshaw, Paul Campbell, Mark Danvers, Audrey Reid

Starring: Carl Bradshaw, Paul Campbell, Mark Danvers, Audrey Reid, Winston "Bello" Bell

Director: Chris Browne

Director: Chris Browne
Screenwriter: Chris Browne, Suzanne Fenn, S. Chris Salewicz
Producer: Carolyn Pfeiffer
Composer: Wally Badarou, Sly and Robbie

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A strictly by-the-numbers script prevents Third World Cop from becoming a cult favorite in the tradition of The Harder They Come.

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Bruce Feld
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...proof that not just the Americans are capable of churning out cliched action flicks.

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James Berardinelli
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Third World Cop shows that Hollywood hackdom isn't that far removed from independent (and foreign) digital video posturing.

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