Review for Cop Out
March 12th 2010 05:04
This movie stars Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis which is an unusual pairing to say the least! But I have loved Tracy since Saturday Night Live and who doesn't love Bruce Willis? (Moonlighting anyone?) The movie starts with a very cynical Bruce and a sometimes over-acting Tracy (he pushes just a little too hard for the laughs) on the trail of drug smugglers. Well, in a sting that goes awry, the officers are put on suspension WITHOUT pay! We soon learn that Bruce has a daughter (a very grown up Michelle Trachtenberg, she's old enough to be getting married!) and her wedding is going to cost about $40,000! Not only has daddy been recently laid off, Michelle's step-dad is rich and he tells Bruce if you can't pay for your only daughter's wedding because I know how little you make as a cop, then I will pay for the wedding..(Jerk!). So this obviously does not sit well with Bruce and the only thing he can do is to sell his beloved vintage baseball card, that supposedly will sell for an amount well above the cost of the wedding..problem solved right? Yeah, right! This is Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis! These two are like the keystone coppers (that's black and white silent movies for you "youngies"). Everything that can go wrong, does! Quick synopsis: While trying to hock his vintage card, the store that Bruce is in gets robbed even though Tracy is standing right outside the store but he is so engrossed in his conversation with his wife (Rashida Jones, Quincy Jones' daughter) because he thinks she is cheating on him, that he doesn't see a thing! Then, the guy who stole the card, Seann William Scott (very funny and does a great job at keeping up with the comedic timing of Tracy) sells it to the Mexican drug dealer who they were trying to trap in the first place. The movie has a lot of twists and turns with a lot of fast talking (some of it in Spanish... uh, translator please!) But the ending is like real life, it doesn't have the nice neat little ending like you THINK it should but everyone does get to ride off into the sunset and live happily ever after. It's kinda like the cliche: If life hands you lemons then make lemonade! Last note: The absolute ending as the credits are rolling is hilarious....
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