Tracy Morgan uses an anti-gay slur "fag" to get a laugh. It's notfunny. How would he like it if I said, "I'm not gonna shoot you,n-word." Did Tracy Morgan utter this line with joy in his heart? Iwonder what would allow an actor to be caught on film saying such ananti-gay slur and think it's okay by then subsequently stating themovie it's from.
And Warner Brothers apparently thought this was a good idea to air thisportion of the movie in their television advertisements. And exactlyWHAT was going on in THEIR heads? Yeah. BOYCOTT this movie please.
Tracy Morgan uses an anti-gay slur "fag" to get a laugh. It's notfunny. How would he like it if I said, "I'm not gonna shoot you,n-word." Did Tracy Morgan utter this line with joy in his heart? Iwonder what would allow an actor to be caught on film saying such ananti-gay slur and think it's okay by then subsequently stating themovie it's from.
And Warner Brothers apparently thought this was a good idea to air thisportion of the movie in their television advertisements. And exactlyWHAT was going on in THEIR heads? Yeah. BOYCOTT this movie please.
Tracy Morgan uses an anti-gay slur "fag" to get a laugh. It's notfunny. How would he like it if I said, "I'm not gonna shoot you,n-word." Did Tracy Morgan utter this line with joy in his heart? Iwonder what would allow an actor to be caught on film saying such ananti-gay slur and think it's okay by then subsequently stating themovie it's from.
And Warner Brothers apparently thought this was a good idea to air thisportion of the movie in their television advertisements. And exactlyWHAT was going on in THEIR heads? Yeah. BOYCOTT this movie please.
To tell the truth, I wasn't looking forward to this film at all. I'm apretty big fan of most of Kevin Smith's work, but he didn't write thefilm. It could be argued that he did write Jersey Girl and that couldbe considered a bomb, but his films usually average about $25-$30million anyway. A Kevin Smith film isn't really about bringing in alarge amount of money at the box office. His charm is in his writing,especially the dialogue and interaction between characters. There's avery specific audience his films will appeal to and none of them havereally branched away from that. But him not writing this one made methink, "Eh. Not sure what that'll be like since he didn't write it."When it comes to Bruce Willis, I've never talked to anyone who dislikeshim entirely. There always seems to be at least one of his filmseverybody enjoys. Die Hard, The Fifth Element, and Sin City are just afew off the top of my head. The real buzz-killer for me though wasTracy Morgan. He's just never been funny to me. He was beyond lame onSaturday Night Live and 30 Rock has never been able to hold myattention for very long. Not to mention all the trailers for Cop Outdidn't make me laugh. Thankfully though, first impressions can be sovery wrong.
One of Cop Out's biggest charms is that it feels like a buddy copcomedy you've seen before, but have forgotten how much you enjoy it.The film feels similar to a 48 Hrs or Beverly Hills Cop film.Bulletproof is also a good example. Cop Out is pretty much what youexpect when it comes to roles Bruce Willis chooses as it's pretty muchno different than his role as John McClane on the surface, but he's alot funnier this time around. As far as Tracy Morgan goes, the funniestthing I could remember him saying was his one line in Jay and SilentBob Strike Back ("Man... I don't know what the f--- you just said,Little Kid, but you're special man, you reached out, and you touched abrother's heart.") until this film. He was downright hilarious attimes. The only person who was funnier than Morgan was Seann WilliamScott who stole every scene he was in. Even though Kevin Smith didn'tpen the script this time around, it still feels like a Kevin Smithfilm. It could be due to the fact that Jason Lee has a small role inthe film, but I like to think it's because Cop Out offers the same kindof comedy you'd find in a Kevin Smith film with a bit more action. Italso took me forever to place Scarface from Half Baked as Poh Boy.
Cop Out is surprisingly funny and incredibly entertaining. Give thisfilm a chance even if the trailers may not be doing anything for you. Ifelt the same way and wound up thoroughly enjoying the film. After along, stressful day at work, an R-rated comedy with a lot of laughs isone of the best ways to relax and this film offers just that. It's agreat film to go into with no expectations other than to just have agood time. As long as you don't run out of the theater, you shouldcatch the part in the credits. This might just be the funniest filmreleased in 2010 thus far. Be sure to check it out. Highly recommended.
Famed comedic Director Kevin Smith was recently booted out a SouthwestAirlines' flight because he was too fat. He directed a film on thatexperience and called it "Get Out". Then he set his sights on directinga sequel based on his retort to the Southwest booting and called it"C*ck Out". OK, these movies never happened based on Smith's planeremoval. What really happened is that Smith has directed a raunchycop-buddy movie called "Cop Out". Smith has been a master of thecomedic bawdy genre with such gems as: "Clerks", "Chasing Amy", and"Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back". Smith also directed some plane(sorry Kev) I mean plain comedic films as "Dogma", "Jersey Girl", and"Zach and Miri Make A Porno". "Cop Out" falls in the plaindepartamento. "Cop Out" stars Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as JimmyMonroe & Paul Hodges, a white & black cop duo who have been partnersfor a long time and run into some zany situations during their tour ofduty behind the silver badge. Sounds familiar? It's ca