Bon Cop Bad Cop: Canada’s First Cop Buddy Flick!!!
Ever since I heard about Bon Cop Bad Cop starring Patrick Huard and Colm Feore, my hopes were high. The poster alone got me going. Our first cop buddy flick! I’m happy to saY I was not disappointed. First of all, great picks. These guys have great chemistry and couldn’t be further from each other on the spectrum. Colm Feore is a character actor with a huge range (from Pierre Elliot Trudeau to Lord Marshal, the bad guy in The Chronicles Of Riddick) and Patrick Huard (buffed up to Vin Deisel proportions)is a French comedic actor on TV & movies probably best known for his work in Les Boys I, II & III.
Martin Ward (Feore) is a Toronto Cop who wants a cushy desk job and David Bouchard (Huard) is on the edge of getting his ass fired. Cooperation with ‘the other side’ is their only salvation when Quebec and Canada need to solve a crime that literally involves both sides. The language conflicts, the witty banter and the inside jokes are great. This however, may cause a problem with anyone outside of Canada; are we laughing cuz it’s funny or because it’s familiar? I’d have to say it’s a healthy dose of the two.
Although Bon Cop Bad Cop is a bit hokey, with its plot surrounding a serial killer obsessed with hockey (how Canadian/Quebecois!) it’s still funny as Hell. The comedy is mile-a-minute, the cast is rock solid-French comedian Louis-José Houde as Jeff the coroner is gold and Rick Mercer’s Don Cherryesque character is a guy you love to hate. The action is very Lethal Weaponish as there are enough fight scenes, explosions and post-explosion comedy/mystery to keep you going. A little formulaic, but hey, it’s their first time. My only other complaints are the use of too many subtitles and the badguy revealed at the end. Bad actor, horrible accent.
Overall, Bon Cop Bad Cop is a great laugh, but could definitely use some work. Fortunately there’s talk of a sequel. Hopefully the few kinks can be ironed out with a story that still busts on the English/French divide while appealing to a broader audience.
Martin Ward (Feore) is a Toronto Cop who wants a cushy desk job and David Bouchard (Huard) is on the edge of getting his ass fired. Cooperation with ‘the other side’ is their only salvation when Quebec and Canada need to solve a crime that literally involves both sides. The language conflicts, the witty banter and the inside jokes are great. This however, may cause a problem with anyone outside of Canada; are we laughing cuz it’s funny or because it’s familiar? I’d have to say it’s a healthy dose of the two.
Although Bon Cop Bad Cop is a bit hokey, with its plot surrounding a serial killer obsessed with hockey (how Canadian/Quebecois!) it’s still funny as Hell. The comedy is mile-a-minute, the cast is rock solid-French comedian Louis-José Houde as Jeff the coroner is gold and Rick Mercer’s Don Cherryesque character is a guy you love to hate. The action is very Lethal Weaponish as there are enough fight scenes, explosions and post-explosion comedy/mystery to keep you going. A little formulaic, but hey, it’s their first time. My only other complaints are the use of too many subtitles and the badguy revealed at the end. Bad actor, horrible accent.
Overall, Bon Cop Bad Cop is a great laugh, but could definitely use some work. Fortunately there’s talk of a sequel. Hopefully the few kinks can be ironed out with a story that still busts on the English/French divide while appealing to a broader audience.
posted by DaProkah at Friday, August 25, 2006
1 Comments:
Mmmm, Colm Feore....
He's totally not handsome, but he's dead sexy.
But that's how it is for me with smart and talented people. Their looks become less important. Smart people always stay smart, whereas beautiful lose their looks eventually.
Not that I don't enjoy looking at beautiful people while the pretty lasts.
Rowr.
(This had nothing to do with what you were writing about, did it?)
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