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(4/5)
 
Finally, a Kevin Smith film that’s not a tedious rom-com! Cop Out is an ‘80s-style buddy/cop film and succeeds at being an awesome one. It’s also his first film for which Smith has not written the script; I found this out post screening and am shocked that he didn’t write it. 
Jimmy Monroe (Bruce Willis) and Paul Hodges (Tracy Morgan) are two cops who get suspended without pay for a drug bust gone wrong. Monroe needs cash, as he has to come up with $48 000 for his daughter’s wedding. He decides to sell his rarest baseball card and, to get to the point – it gets stolen, and Monroe gets twisted up in an ordeal involving a Mexican gang that deals in drugs and loves shooting the shit out of people.
The movie is full of dick and poop gags and the comedy might not appeal to the more high-brow film-going audience, but if you love witty dialogue, immature humour, and action that is fast-paced and full-on, but not in a garish and neanderthal Michael Bay way, then you‘ll dig it. Perhaps the oddest thing about the film is the Scarface-like violence that clashes with the comedy, but hey, it’s about cops and bad guys... 
It’s sad that Cop Out has received a huge lashing from critics; it’s just a simple, fun movie full of witty jokes and lots of film references, and it has a kickin’ ‘80s soundtrack. I mean, what do the critics/public want … another Jersey Girl?