Sunday, September 03, 2006

Shoot first, translate later



Bon Cop Bad Cop
Tonight we went out to see a delightful Canadian flick, Bon Cop Bad Cop. Here is the scenerio. A body is dropped from a helicoptor, landing on top of the sign marking the border between Ontario and Quebec. One cop from each jurisdiction is assigned to investigate....they're partners. So, this is a typical buddy movie in a way - goofy, funny, lots of back and forth dialogue. The twist is that the film plays on the differences between Anglophone Ontario and Francophone Quebec. It makes fun of stereotypes and cliches and revels in the same stereotypes and cliches. The bad guy wants to save hockey from the Americans.....

On the five anchovy scale, I rate this one a solid 4 salties. It's well-conceived, well-acted and well-written - and very, very amusing.

3 comments:

* (asterisk) said...

This sounds fun, so I'll be sure to keep an eye out for a UK release date.

Wandering Coyote said...

I've been seeing previews for this and want to see it. Doubtful it'll come out here to the boonies though, so I'll have to wait a while. I'm glad you liked it. It looked kinda corny in the previews, but I like to support Canadian film and I really like Colm Fiore.

Stagg said...

I wonder if this will make it here...maybe at the Gene Siskel Centre...? I really want to see this one!