Two of the most charismatic moviestars trapped in the most lifeless buddy cop film of the year. Clooney and Pitt still have great chemistry after all these years, and this does generally play to their strengths, but even they can’t elevate this material. It follows all the tropes and cliches associated with this genre, displaying barely any creativity in regards to plotting, character dynamics or artistic vision. The comedy is very middlebrow and corny, visually it’s way too dark and grey, there’s no pulse to the editing and generally there’s not a lot of excitement to be found. Even during an extensive scene where a character is being chased in their underwear through NYC, it’s directed, scored and edited with no real passion. This should be a fun dad movie throwing back to the 90s, I don’t get why it's made with so much restraint. It’s honestly just one Ryan Reynolds/Kevin Hart cameo away from being complete streaming fodder.
Shout by JordyVIP 8BlockedParent2024-10-05T13:59:19Z
Two of the most charismatic moviestars trapped in the most lifeless buddy cop film of the year. Clooney and Pitt still have great chemistry after all these years, and this does generally play to their strengths, but even they can’t elevate this material. It follows all the tropes and cliches associated with this genre, displaying barely any creativity in regards to plotting, character dynamics or artistic vision. The comedy is very middlebrow and corny, visually it’s way too dark and grey, there’s no pulse to the editing and generally there’s not a lot of excitement to be found. Even during an extensive scene where a character is being chased in their underwear through NYC, it’s directed, scored and edited with no real passion. This should be a fun dad movie throwing back to the 90s, I don’t get why it's made with so much restraint. It’s honestly just one Ryan Reynolds/Kevin Hart cameo away from being complete streaming fodder.
3.5/10