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2010
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Cop Out
Positive Reviews
18
Negative reviews
51
Average Rating
2.0
/5
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1.5
A few of the gags scoreletting Morgan free associate isnt always the smartest idea, but there are some diamonds in the siltbut most of them sound like ..
Av Club
1.5
Fuquas visual flash and a good cast in low simmer make the ironically titled Brooklyns Finest consistently watchable, but the tired story and an outla ..
Austin Chronicle
0.5
This is not the Kevin Smith who crafted the profane and powerfully human comedy Chasing Amy and Dogma.
Austin Chronicle
1.5
Harold Faltermeyers funky, synth laden score conjures up very specific memories of Beverly Hills Cops theme song, which, along with self consciously e ..
Screen Daily
3.0
Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan are the most unusual NYPD cop buddys. They almost always end up in trouble. But this time, the trouble gets personal whe ..
ETimes (TOI)
1.9
Many of the gags possibly looked good on paper, but watching Willis and Morgan struggle with them is like watching third graders do Noel Coward, if No ..
Rogerebert
1.0
Unfortunately, the script that they have come up with is so weak and derivative that if doesnt even live up (or down) to the standards of a genre not ..
E Film Critic
2.0
And I think I know where hes going with the look of the film, but theres a reason movies dont look like that anymore.Its dated, its worn out, and watc ..
Cinema Blend
2.5
This is no more a terrible movie than a great one; its simply average.
Ny Daily News
2.5
Night Comes On director talks about shooting in Philly, and falling in love with the city.
Philly
1.3
A horrible, Harold Faltermeyer style score (by Faltermeyer himself) thumps and pings at us throughout, recalling the most awful aspects of the Beverly ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.0
Nothing to see here, keep moving.Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan are New York cops whose commander relieves them of their guns and badges after their cl ..
Chicago Reader
1.3
This isnt a self aware buddy cop action movie.Its simply a buddy cop action movie, and a pretty derivative and annoying one at that.
Mark Reviews Movies
1.9
Cop Out is foul mouthed but not funny, bullet riddled but not exciting, crammed with contrivances that go nowhere. And, perhaps worst of all, it muste ..
Usa Today
2.2
A movie like this, youre interested in the witty banter and the awesome action scenes.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Tweet Cop Out Jim Lane By This article was published on 03.04.10 Advertisement Two Brooklyn cops (Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan) investigate a series of ..
News Review
1.0
This couldnt come at a worse time for Jimmy, whose daughter, Ava (MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG), is getting married soon and wants to have the dream wedding ..
Screen It
2.5
Kevin Smith has taken so much stupid heat for being too fat to fly that it would be sweet to report that Cop Out is a return to form for the writer di ..
Rolling Stone
3.0
This is kind of undermined by a steady stream of brutal violence.
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t ..
Pop Matters
3.0
As such, its relentlessly average and not as funny as it should have been but its never less than watchable and Willis acquits himself nicely.
View London
1.5
Willis is going through the motions; Scott is funny, if irritating; Morgan is irritating and not so funny.
Cs Monitor
2.0
And maybe thats why the movie is ultimately so disappointingeveryone involved seems to recognize that its a completely disposable picture.
Film Journal
2.5
But its too fuzzily executed to pass muster as satire.Plus, it loves the cliches too much to subvert them.
Boston
4.4
Cop Out is a silly waste of time. In other words, its just what we need right now.
Star Tribune
2.0
Its just not very funny despite the all too apparent struggle to deliver verbal fireworks, theres something immovably sluggish and inert about it.
Guardian
2.0
Although the idea behind this film may have potential for fun, its not very compelling.
Reel Talk Reviews
1.9
As a supposedly loving homage to a familiar Hollywood subgenre, Cop Out is a dismal, borderline embarrassing failure, the kind of movie you would expe ..
Q Network
2.2
Im always up for a new Kevin Smith film, because whatever lark hes tossing off, you can usually count on enjoying the sound of his Preston Sturgesmeet ..
Ew
0.5
Its not even dumb fun, it was just void of anything and everything resembling entertainment on even its most basest levels.
Cinema Crazed
2.0
It should be a whipcrack, burst half the blood vessels in your face gigglefest.And yet watching these talented comedians strain to wring even the tini ..
Empire
1.0
Susan Grangers review of Cop Out (Warner Bros.).Well, at least you cant accuse them of deceptive advertising: this stereotypical, interracial/buddy ac ..
Susang Ranger
1.0
In COP OUT, Willis and Morgan dont exude a believable buddy appeal.
Common Sense Media
3.0
Whats The Deal: Cop Out is an LOL movie as in, youll find yourself laughing out loud constantly, and at the stupidest jokes imaginable.
Movies
2.5
Wait for it and youll hear that movies theme song thrown into the final moments here.
Movies
1.3
But if he doesnt find it, guess what the consequences will be.Guess what awful, terrible thing will happen
Sf Gate
2.5
Directorially challenged Kevin Smith ventures outside his comfort zone by opening Cop Out with an actual aerial shot.
Slant Magazine
1.9
What results is a tour de force of sheer comic energy that threatens to rip apart the film and its sodden, secondhand premise like a wad of used paper ..
Washington Post
2.0
Seann William Scott provides some amusing moments as irrepressible thief Dave but they are few and far between.
Express
1.3
Both those pictures were nothing more than canny, hard charging, volatile commercial entertainments, but by placing Eddie Murphy in the middle of The ..
Chicago Tribune
2.5
A cliched genre film that rips off plenty of others of its ilk that occasionally hits its mark largely due to the talents of its stars.
Reeling Reviews
1.5
(Or maybe someone should inform the filmmakers that the genre has basically been a parody since the beginning)
Flickfilosopher
2.5
Its tough generating much enthusiasm for a motion picture that does a lot of things but none of them well.The comedy is lukewarm.
ReelViews
1.0
Funnyman Morgan seems tailor made for Smiths R rated environment with its juvenile array of dick jokes and scat gags but without the wit and restraint ..
Hollywood
1.0
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Tony Medley
1.5
Youll yawn, youll squirm in your seat, and youll wait impatiently for this interminable piece of trash to finally end.
Coles Mithey
3.5
But there is enough ridiculous fun in the Tracy Morgan Bruce Willis pairing as two of Brooklyns finest to get many of you past the squirm inducing stu ..
Los Angeles Times
1.9
The self reflexive humor about the buddy cop genre is far too thin; instead of being a clever parody of the form, Cop Out is what it eats: another fla ..
Groucho Reviews
4.5
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Hit Fix
2.5
I was really hoping that Kevin Smith would mix all his 80s inspirations together and come up with something new kind of like Quentin Tarantino does wi ..
Aisle Seat
2.5
But aside from that, the film does contain a lot of big laughs and fun guest appearances.
Reel Film
1.5
The bottom line is if you love Tracy Morgan, youre going to like this movie. I, for one, hate Tracy Morgan.
7M Pictures
0.6
This pitiful excuse for entertainment is utterly bereft of wit, intelligence or craft on any level. The only thing left to screw up would have been to ..
The Star
0.5
At least the worst film of the year also bears its most forgettable title.
Oregon Live
2.5
Neither does Seann William Scotts irritating antics deliver enough laughs to save it from being a clunky interruption.
Urban Cine File
2.5
Yes, the movies of the 80s now constitute material ripe for revival.Theres a whole generation thats come to maturity for whom the decade is largely th ..
Maki At The Movies
2.0
Its still all just action and flash of the tiredest, most derivative sort, and comic strip superficiality for the silly action mentality crowd.Discern ..
Varia Gate
1.0
Considering the talents involved this film should have been average at the very worst, instead its a boring, unfocused and unfunny rehash of a genre w ..
Digital Spy
1.9
What action there is, is staged and shot perfunctorily at best.Willis basically smirks his way through the proceedings, while the gifted Morgan often ..
New York Post
0.0
Theres no comedy, either, since the film is absent of wit and proper timing.
Dustin Put Man
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
1.9
An absolute must see for anyone interested in fully appreciating the mindset and motivations of the charismatic militants who emerged to capture the c ..
News Blaze
1.5
Mostly its filler, killing time but not getting laughs for the bulk of the running time.
Hollywood And Fine
3.2
At its worse, its disjointed, crafted by a filmmaker with zero experience in the action genre.
Brian Or Ndorf
1.3
The moment is meant to be hilarious in asort of way, but it ends up being noisy and worse not at all funny.
Big Picture Big Sound
3.8
It is what it is, a fun, stupid comedy that works far better than it should.
ComingSoon
3.8
In any case, what matters the most is whether or not the films funny and believe me, it is.
Montreal Film Journal
1.0
After changing its name from A Couple Of Dicks, not only has this experiment in mirthlessness been robbed of the perfect description for its main char ..
Sky
2.5
Its a shame their talents are largely wasted on a wafer thin plot that sees them hauled through a series of mishaps that never really develops any che ..
Future Movies
3.0
Cop Out is cliched but just about gets away with it despite some lacklustre gags along the way.
Fan The Fire Magazine
3.8
LOL Adam Levine Mistakenly Calls Out MTV Over VMA Nominations If at first you dont succeed, try, try again.
Us Magazine
1.5
This is Kevin Smiths laziest effort. Instead of an homage, he just made a bad buddy cop flick.
The Scorecard Review
3.5
Yet they have fun with it that makes it feel like its not generic.
Can Mag
2.5
And yet, Cop Out is so amiable and just off enough that youre willing to forget most of its faults.
Movies Ign
2.5
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Need Coffee
5.0
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Ny Press
2.5
For people who havent seen any of Kevin Smiths films, this shouldnt be their foray into his work his earlier movies are much better.
Week In Rewind
4.4
The first great comedy of 2010, on a scale of zero to four, I give Cop Out
Crazed Fan Boy
2.0
But mostly your laughs will be more nervous giggles from hoping that the clunky dialogue and lame gags are intentionally inane.
Cinema Autopsy
1.0
The moment you read Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan in the credits, you know there will be several black guy white guy jokes! While the former is a semi ..
Mid Day
1.5
Sometimes receiving your dearest wish can be the scariest thing imaginable.
Kc Active
2.5
The latest R rated comedy from director Kevin Smith (Clerks) is immature and sloppy. Fortunately, the movie is also pretty darn funny.
Paloalto Online
2.0
Whats worse, it doesnt even satisfy on more basic levels: the action scenes are too simple to be exciting, the comedy barely even registers.
Ultra Culture
0.6
As rotten and laugh free as the trailer. Just much, much, much longer.
Jackson Ville
3.1
Is it a Cop Out to make a throwback to the 80s buddy cop comedy instead of doing something original Maybe, but at least itll make you laugh out loud a ..
The Movie Kit
1.0
But making fun of such a tired genre is as redundant as a stand up comics doing an Andrew Dice Clay impersonation.The funny simply is not there.
Miami Herald Type Pad
2.5
it satisfies the demands of being entertaining, and doesnt bother with the business of emotional depth or even particularly effective storytelling
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