Cop Out

I saw Cop Out last night and let me just say this: I wasn't disappointed.

The story follows two joke making cops (Tracey Morgan and Bruce Willis) and the crazy things they call "policework". When they are suspended for misconduct, Bruce Willis must find a way to pay for his daughter's wedding. His solution is to sell his father's baseball card, but when the card is stolen, they go on a mission to get it back. All the while, they have to deal with Mexican drug trafficking.

The story was actually fairly nonsensical. It was simplistic and cliche, but in a comedy like this I think it works. By making the overarching problems and goals silly, the comedic elements are enhanced and the jokes are highlighted more than the story. It made sense and wasn't overly complicated, what more can you ask for in a comedy? The acting of all but the main characters seemed to fall flat, which was dissapointing. But the big three (Willis, Scott, and Morgan) were all very good.

The jokes themselves were clearly made for Tracey Morgan and Seann William Scott, and they were funny because of those specific actors. I wish Scott was in it a little more, as his dynamic with Morgan was hilarious. Morgan's interaction with Bruce Willis worked surpiringly well too, and I think it was Scott and Willis that allowed Morgan to be so funny. Willis didn't really have as many funny lines as the rest, but he was definitely needed to facilitate jokes. The humor got stagnent at times, but it had its moments of hilarity.

One last thing that surprised me was the enormous amount of pop culture references. There were two Star Wars references in the first five minutes and that certainly made me happy. There were at least 30 pop culture references, and I'm sure there were at least a dozen others that went right over my head.

Not a bad movie overall, with some great one-liners. Great job by Morgan and Willis. 3/5 stars