Let's Be Cops
Fake Cops. Real Trouble.
Fake Cops. Real Trouble.
Comedy
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2014
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Best pals Ryan and Justin are stalled in their respective careers -- a fact that is painfully driven home when they go to a college reunion. Dressed as police in the mistaken belief that they were to attend a costume party, Ryan and Justin find that the uniforms earn them much respect and attention. Although Justin is uncomfortable with the idea, Ryan decides to continue with the charade, putting them both in increasingly dangerous situations. When these newly-minted “heroes” get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.
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Details
Runtime:
104 min
Release date:
13 Aug 2014
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$17,000,000
Revenue:
$136,600,000
Awards:
2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The chillingly gung-ho darkness that Johnson lends his comic riffs would be the story, if only the director, Luke Greenfield, didn't play the movie solely for laughs, which are few and far between.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Sep 2014
rotten:
This notion might have worked perfectly well in sketch form, but stretched out to feature length - in a film that's overlong at nearly two hours - it grows thin, repetitive and wearying.
– Christy Lemire,
ChristyLemire.com,
17 Aug 2014
rotten:
Let's be clear: No one should choose this movie. It's a title in search of a plot. It could also have been called Let's Be Funnier, Let's Be Directed, Let's Be 15 to 30 Minutes Shorter, Let's Be 22 Jump Street.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
15 Aug 2014
rotten:
"You've been watching too many movies," says a detective (Andy Garcia) during an interrogation in "Let's Be Cops." The same could be said for the filmmakers, who hit predictable beats in this disposable comedy.
– Andy Webster,
New York Times,
14 Aug 2014
rotten:
None of this is as riotously zany as it wants to be.
– Tom Russo,
Boston Globe,
14 Aug 2014