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Let's Be Cops

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Best pals Ryan (Jake Johnson) and Justin (Damon Wayans Jr.) 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.
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Damon Wayans, Jr. and Jake Johnson have comedic chemistry; unfortunately, Let's Be Cops fails to do anything with it.

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Stephen Romei The Australian At this point Let's Be Cops loses much of its humour and starts looking like a film Liam Neeson will turn up in any time soon. That's a pity because the first half, about two doofuses playing police, is funny and occasionally sharp. Rated: 2.5/5 Nov 14, 2014 Full Review David Stratton At the Movies (Australia) The depressingly putrid level of mainstream Hollywood comedy these days is on display in LET'S BE COPS. Rated: 1/5 Nov 11, 2014 Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker 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. Sep 22, 2014 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse The high energy screwball tone of the first hour makes way for a low-rent looking Bad Boys homage in the final half-hour, becoming the very kind of movie it attempted to satirize in the first place. Rated: 2/5 Feb 1, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Ends up being a mostly unfunny comedy about characters we don't particularly care about in a situation that doesn't really matter. Rated: 1.5/4.0 Sep 14, 2020 Full Review Patrick Taylor One Room With A View While not devoid of humorous moments, Let's Be Cops falls woefully short of the comedic heights of this year's 22 Jump Street. Rated: 2/5 May 25, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen L Let’s Be Cops starts with a fun premise and strong comedic chemistry between Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr., but it never fully capitalizes on its potential. The film follows two aimless friends who impersonate police officers for fun, only to find themselves in over their heads with real criminals. At its best, the film delivers solid laughs, largely thanks to Johnson’s effortless charisma and Wayans Jr.’s nervous energy. Their banter keeps the momentum going, even when the plot leans into predictable buddy-cop tropes. However, the comedy loses steam as it transitions into more action-driven territory, and the film’s length starts to feel excessive. While Let’s Be Cops has its moments, it never quite rises above its premise. Enjoyable in parts, but ultimately forgettable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/16/25 Full Review Rosana B É tão quando se espera pelo pior filme de comédia do mundo e é agraciado, surpreendentemente, com um ótimo filme cômico genuinamente divertido, fracasso de crítica e sucesso de bilheteria, também deve ter pego muitos de surpresa, criativo, roteiro inteligente, humor acido, mas na medida, alguns pequenos exageros, relevamos, a química entre os protagonista e atuação dos coadjuvantes crucial, clichê? Sim. E com uma mensagem otimista no final, tudo muito fofinho e adorável... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/25 Full Review Carl G Está es una buena película. tiene comedia,drama, Acción entre muchas otras cosas, SE LAS RECOMIENDO. Es muy interesante buena película para pasar en familia eso sí en algunas partes son un tanto subidas de tono más ya saben para mayores pero lo mínimo, si a los demás no les gustó en esta página y valoraron mal está buena película de Comedia y acción es por qué son unos cristales y sobretodo ABURRIDOS, eso sería Bye y disfrutenla para eso es esta película 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💯🔥 . This is a good movie. It has comedy, drama, action among many other things, I RECOMMEND IT. It is very interesting, a good movie to spend with the family, although in some parts they are a bit risqué, more for adults, but the least. If others did not like it on this page and gave a bad rating to this good comedy and action movie, it is because they are crystals and above all BORING, that would be Bye and enjoy it, that is what this movie is for 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💯🔥 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/25 Full Review Alex S Let’s Be Cops, while having a fun premise, fails to generate a dynamic between the two leads that would’ve fired up the audience. The jokes fall flat, and the film fails to electrify the premise with the humour it deserves. Grading: D+ Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/25 Full Review Yavanplayz , It's a great movie, I am Not sure what bad things the critics saw in this movie but it's a great movie with Nick Miller and Coach as the main characters, Peak cinema. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/04/25 Full Review Огнян А I had a very good time with this one. It's not sertianly great but I really liked it and don't think it deserves such a slow rating. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/10/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Best pals Ryan (Jake Johnson) and Justin (Damon Wayans Jr.) 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.
Director
Luke Greenfield
Producer
Simon Kinberg, Luke Greenfield, Aditya Sood
Screenwriter
Luke Greenfield, Nicholas Thomas
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Kinberg Genre, Genre Films, Luke Greenfield, Twentieth Century Fox, WideAwake
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Sexual References|Some Graphic Nudity|Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 13, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$82.4M
Runtime
1h 44m
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