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Cop And A Half

1993, Movie, PG, 93 mins

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Burt Reynolds makes a comparatively benign visit to theater screens with this trite family comedy, his first bigscreen outing in four years (aside from a cameo in 1992's THE PLAYER). Nick McKenna (Burt Reynolds), a lone-wolf, tough-guy lawman, is the "Cop" and Devon Butler (Norman D. Golden II), a cute eight-year-old black kid, is the "Half" of the title. Both are standard movie-issue characters. Devon adores TV cop shows and buddy-cop movies, memorizes all their cliches a... read more leave a comment
Year: 1993
Rated PG

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Cast
Burt Reynolds: Nick McKenna
Norman D. Golden II: Devon Butler
Ruby Dee: Rachel
Holland Taylor: Captain Rubio
Ray Sharkey: Fountain
Sammy Hernandez: Raymond

 

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Poor Ed. He has to take pills...

Poor Ed. He has to take pills for his hypertension and find a way to stay destressed even though he runs one of Vegas' megacasinos that's always the target of nefarious types looking to act out some nefarious schemes. On top of that, some stupid fool has stolen the big guy's identity. Wait, there's more. Unbeknownst (I love that word. It's so Speed Racer.) to him, Mike gets Ed's precious Aston Martin stolen and chopped up. Stay destressed? I don't think so. At least this all leads to some pretty funny Ed and Danny scenes. James Caan and Josh Duhamel really have this father-son-type chemistry down pat. And is there anything better than finding out something about Sam's mysterious past? Don't answer that. But come on, admit it: Her brother shows up (half brother, I get it Sam) and the girl vibrates all kinds of nervousness over her coworkers finding stuff out about her. That's enjoyable! Learning that as a kid she had a lisp and she could Electric Boogaloo wit read more

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