Having never seen the TV series from which this was remade, perhaps the idea was lost on me but a pair of bumbling cops is not exactly a new concept. Maybe it was Owen Wilson playing the one character he always plays or perhaps Ben Stiller in his usual character role.

Don't get me wrong it wasn't a terrible film, think Bad Boys 2 but with less swearing, less violence and less talented actors. It does have it's moments like the part where the car overshoots the boat. However so much of the film was extremely predictable.

The most interesting thing about the film was that it was set, like the originals in the seventies, strange though it was. In conclusion the film was nothing special and was almost certainly made more for fans of the original show than new fans.

see also:
Hot Fuzz, Anchorman, Big Nothing, Zombieland

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