What Kevin Smith seems to have forgotten in his latest film, Cop Out, is that good parodies are far more than a series of winks and nods to the audience. Touted as a comedic homage to 80s buddy cop films, Cop Out feels more outdated and tired than the films it’s looking to send up. A successful homage only works if your film is as good, if not better than the films you parody. Cop Out isn’t even close. Lacking originality, structure, focus, humour- simply put the film is so bad even Adam Brody (the O.C.’s geek chic) looks embarrassed to be acting in it.
Read my review at IGN.com
