COP OUT

Kevin Smith may have trouble squeezing into an airplane seat, but he’s got no problem filling the director’s chair for his latest film, Cop Out. Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan starring as veteran NYPD officers in the film attempting to track down some stolen baseball cards. Unluckily, Kevin Smith was able to squeeze out more entertainment from his recent Southwest-bashing tweets than he was from this feature film.

The screen begins with an interrogation scene and subsequent stakeout. The two are unfazed by the setback, though Jimmy soon confronts a dilemma that does engage him — his daughter is set to be married, and his ex-wife’s smarmy new husband (Jason Lee) is hoping to usurp Jimmy’s paterfamilias bona fides by offering to pay for the extravagant wedding himself.

Overall Cop Out is a complete mess. It was unable to find a rhythm, it can’t keep its characters in line, and the main storyline is weak. It is not a mystery movie nor it works as a buddy picture, and it certainly isn’t funny enough to work as a comedy movie. Most of the time Willis seems vaguely distracted, if not irritated.