Unsuccessful version of the buddy cop movie. There might have been a few funny moments, but much of it seem to be a satirical parody of television industry/police world. Even in those scenes, it doesn't totally succeed, since frequently, the satire seems so light that it is more of a behind the scene view.
The whole concept of getting the cop on TV and getting the two characters together seem too ill conceived. The side plot involving the bad guys are so thin and lame that it seems to be tacked on afterward, but it probably isn't because that is when all the big actions happens.
The pacing also seems odd, the film tries to be a quirky comedy at times, but the scenes just isn't that odd or hard hitting enough. So it ends up feeling like those low laugh sitcoms.
Much of the jokes were predictable, like their description of DeNiro's facial expression when they were in the dressing room, others parts of the plot are so unbelievable like the armored truck robbery in broad public or shooting down of the house. Is that why the bad guys went out of their way to buy these handheld cannons with armor piercing depleted uranium shells? You would think there would be a more sinister arms dealing with foreign or militias involved.
Eddie Murphy and Robert DeNiro characters might have their scenes, but not when interacting together. Basically, there is no chemistry between the two, and what little bonding that occurs in the Corvette seem to be forced onto us by the movie. William Shatner was good also, but we can't help wanting him to be more Kirk-like, since we seem to be in a spoof movie.
The whole concept of getting the cop on TV and getting the two characters together seem too ill conceived. The side plot involving the bad guys are so thin and lame that it seems to be tacked on afterward, but it probably isn't because that is when all the big actions happens.
The pacing also seems odd, the film tries to be a quirky comedy at times, but the scenes just isn't that odd or hard hitting enough. So it ends up feeling like those low laugh sitcoms.
Much of the jokes were predictable, like their description of DeNiro's facial expression when they were in the dressing room, others parts of the plot are so unbelievable like the armored truck robbery in broad public or shooting down of the house. Is that why the bad guys went out of their way to buy these handheld cannons with armor piercing depleted uranium shells? You would think there would be a more sinister arms dealing with foreign or militias involved.
Eddie Murphy and Robert DeNiro characters might have their scenes, but not when interacting together. Basically, there is no chemistry between the two, and what little bonding that occurs in the Corvette seem to be forced onto us by the movie. William Shatner was good also, but we can't help wanting him to be more Kirk-like, since we seem to be in a spoof movie.