Let's Be Cops - 12th May 2015

Tuesday Night is Film Night flops onto the communal sofa to hopefully be entertained by this comedy from 2014;

Let's Be Cops

Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. star in this action comedy as Ryan and Justin, two friends who attend a so-called fancy dress party wearing two very real police uniforms. When the party turns out to be not fancy dress, or any fun for that matter, Ryan and Justin head into town, but discover to their great pleasure that they are mistaken for real cops.

Cue hilarious situations.

Unfortunately the fun turns sour as the "cops" get caught up in some proper gangster activity and suddenly find they are in way over their heads. Justin, the more level headed of the two, tries to own up and hand in their fake badges, while Ryan, the more adventurous or stupid one, tries to bring down the gangsters.

Cue more hilarious situations.

Let's be fair, Let's Be Cops is a genuinely funny film, the story has potential and is played out really well. The back stories for the two main characters pull the other threads of the storyline together. The juxtaposition between the characters Ryan and Justin, allied with the "fake cops, real trouble" jeopardy, provides a decent platform for the comedic moments, of which there are many. And although the whole premise is farcical you end up rooting for the good guys and booing the bad ones. (Not literally you understand).

Yes, it is a formulaic lad movie. And yes it is full of giggles and some big laughs. So all the those associated boxes are ticked, it just could have been a bit better all over. During the end credits there are a few scenes obviously cut from the main movie, these should have been left in and more made of the fake cops premise and what they could get away with, but that's just a minor negative.

A pleasantly pleasing movie, funny, irreverent, laddish with girls, guns and gangsters, but probably a movie that will not live long in the old movie memory bank, but certainly worth a watch should it hit a TV screen near you soon.

Short blog, mediocre film. Those are the rules.

TNiFN Rating 67%

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