Cop Out. Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster. Jimmy (Bruce Willis) is the veteran detective whose missing collectible is his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, and Paul (Tracy Morgan) is his "partner-against-crime" whose preoccupation with his wife's alleged infidelity makes it hard for him to keep his eye on the ball.
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"I had no expectations, which I think worked well in its favor"
If you are expecting a serious or super realistic police film, it's not. It's a silly funny cop comedy, not a drama.
The story revolves around two cops, Jimmy Monroe (played by Bruce Willis) and Paul Hodges (played by Tracy Morgan) who after an unsuccessful operation are suspended from the service for 30 days, without pay. For Jimmy, that's a big no, since he's about to give his daughter away and the wedding isn't gonna be cheap. So he decides to sell the most valuable possession he owns - a vintage baseball card. Unfortunately, the card gets stolen, and Jimmy and his partner need to track down the thief.
Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan have excellent chemistry. Morgan is consistently funny, and Willis goofs nicely on his own image. Sean William Scott brings the best comedic addition to the average film. You have to see his one-of-a-kind performance to believe it (and don't miss the credits). Guillermo Díaz is probably a really nice guy, but unfortunately he's a terrible over-actor, and he only increased the distance from the film to its audience. Kevin Pollak and Adam Brody are given painfully awkward and unfunny sub-plots that amount to nothing. I thought the bad guys were pretty cliché too.
I had no expectations, which I think worked well in its favor. The film provides good entertainment, but there isn't much in it that you haven't already seen before. It's not the greatest buddy cop comedy, but you could do a lot worse. I'd recommend it as a Sunday hangover cure.
Extras listed on Blu-ray only include extended scenes, outtakes, vignettes and picture-in-picture material and Kevin Smith is a director you'll enjoy listening to!