Home Media Magazine - May 11-17, 2008 - (Page 23)

www.homemediamagazine.com REVIEWS I BON COP BAD COP on, Tango & Cash and Starsky & Hutch, with a twist of The Mighty Ducks because there' s Street 5/13 a lot of hockey going on here. BFS, Thriller, $24.98 DVD, NR. With the tagline, ªS hoot First, Translate Stars Colm Feore, Patrick Huard. Later,º it's no wonder that the film injects artin (Feore) and David (Huard) a bit of humor along the way. It also are total opposites. One speaks includes a lot of French, billing itself as Canada's first bilingual feaEnglish, the othture (it's not; that honor actuer French. One follows the ally goes to 1963's Amanita law, the other doesn't . After Pestilens). the victim of a serial killer However, the film has plenty is found dangling over the of its own accolades, scoring a ªW elcome to Ontarioº sign, Golden Reel Award for 2006 these two crazy Canadians domestic revenues, as well find themselves following a as Canada's Genie Award for body count to bring down Best Motion Picture. the culprit. What this DVD release doesn' t Despite the typical serial have is any extras, aside from the killer plot, Bon Cop Bad Cop actually works. The two leads play their obligatory movie trailer. It' s a shame considparts well, the action is good, and it's actu- ering the movie' s high rank in Canada' s ally quite funny. It's not 48 Hours funny, (and possibly hockey' s) movie hall of fame. but it's definitely got that vibe. Think clas- It recently beat out Porky' s as the country' s sic buddy cop movies, such as Lethal Weap- top-grossing film of all time. ± Rachel Cericola M I CAR BABES Prebook 5/13; Street 6/10 Vivendi, Comedy, $24.99 DVD, ` PG-13.' Stars Ben Savage, Blake Clark, Donnell Rawlings, John Gries. I f you happen to be a fan of the combination of super models and souped-up roadsters, do not dismiss this film just because it has very little to do with hot women in hot wheels. Do see this film if you like reasonably intelligent, sometimes sensitive comedies marketed as yet another bawdy raunchfest. The film, by co-directors Nick Fumia and Chris Wolf, is an oddly satisfying hybrid of a coming-of-age tale and a fish-out-of-water story that focuses on Ford Davis (Savage of ªB oy Meets Worldº) and the rite of passage he makes when he is unexpectedly thrust out of his comfort zone and into a world he never imagined entering. Fresh out of college with a wildly impractical degree in creative writing, Ford does what most recent grads with similar majors do: He flounders. When the harsh realities of post-grad life set in, he reluctantly accepts a job at his father's (comedian Clark, also a ªB oy Meets Worldº veteran) used car lot, where he meets and ultimately befriends the standard, offbeat, wacky crew of salesmen (including Gries from Napoleon Dynamite). Slow on the uptake at first, Ford soon grows into his position and then has to grow as a person to save his father' s business when it becomes the object of a hostile takeover. Of course, just because the movie is surprisingly sweet and reasonably smart does not mean that it cannot have more than it' s fair share of strippers, Hooters-esque waitresses and crazy situations to keep the plot moving. ± David Greenberg I BLIND EYE Street 5/13 MTI, Thriller, $24.95 DVD, ` R' for language, violence and brief sexuality. Stars Nick Mancuso, Roddy Piper, Levi Oliver, Tara Goudreau, Joel Hookey, Phil Babcock, Shaun Hood, Simone Randall, Jamie Routley. lind Eye is an engaging good cop/bad cop thriller about a brotherhood of childhood friends thrown into turmoil by a sinister police chief played by exprofessional wrestler Roddy Piper. The action begins when Nick (Oliver), an overzealous ex-cop on a downward spiral, gets a frantic call from his estranged wife telling him that their young daughter, Mira (Randall), has vanished. Nick doesn't waste any time rushing home to assist his local police buddies with the investigation, but finds things in B the small town have changed since he left. Days go by without any clues on Mira's whereabouts, so Nick begins his own search and inadvertently uncovers a trail of corruption that leads directly to the police chief. The deeper Nick digs, the more dangerous it gets, and the more those who are really trying to help him start turning up dead. Eventually, Nick surmises that Mira accidentally saw something the crooked cops didn't want her to see, so they made her disappear. Not knowing if his daughter is still alive, Nick knows the only chance to find the little girl and save his hometown is to bring down the police chief and his men before they get to him first. Led by veteran actor Mancuso, charming newcomer Oliver and the always charismatic Piper, Blind Eye plays a lot like a low-budget version of Gone Baby Gone. Filled with intense action and drama, the film made its Canadian cable TV debut in April, receiving a ton of publicity thanks to Piper's former wrestling career. And considering our obsession with crime shows like ªC SI,º this film already has a built-in fan base of people who crave thrillers like this. ± Matt Miller May 11-17, 2008 Home Media Magazine 23 http://www.homemediamagazine.com

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