When I saw the trailer for Let's Be Cops (2014), it looked like more of same, and I wanted to see it, but I also have HBO for a reason.
Truly, this movie is exactly what I thought it was going to be, with, admittedly, less nudity (read: none. At least by ladies) than I'd figured on.
The premise, two guys who did well in college have been in LA for a long time, and neither is setting the world on fire. One can't seem to get his break in video game development and the other... it's never clear. He's living off the money from a herpes medication ad and playing football with 10 year-olds.
Dressed in cop outfits they've worn to a costume party, they realize how folks react to the uniform and badge and hi-jinks ensue. Damon Wayans Jr. meets a pretty girl, they stumble onto some very real crime, we all learn to respect what cops go through.
It's exactly what it was intended to be - a lower budget comedy that relies on the charm of the characters and actors to carry it through. It has some good stuff not just from Damon Wayans Jr. and Jake Johnson, but also Natsha Leggero (who I always find hilarious and I'm a little surprised she's not a bigger deal), Rob Riggle and Keegan-Michael Key of Key and Peele.
I dunno. It'd be an ideal airplane movie or something.
Em and I paid full-price for this movie. In our defense, it was a chance to get out of the house without the kids.
ReplyDeleteWe probably would have gone to see it had it lasted longer in the theater. I like these two guys.
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