Kopps (2003)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Josef Fares

Writers:

Josef Fares (writer)
Mikael Håfström (writer)

Release Date:

7 February 2003 (Sweden)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Hvis du tænder på: - stramt siddende uniformer - citron halvmåner med varmkaffe - blå blink og bah-buh lyde vil du slå gnister over KOPS

Plot:

When a small town police station is threatened with shutting down because of too little crime, the police realise that something has to be done...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Small Town | Police Officer | Shootout | Sweat Band

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Fares Fares	...	Jacob
Torkel Petersson	...	Benny
Göran Ragnerstam	...	Lasse
Sissela Kyle	...	Agneta
Eva Röse	...	Jessica
Christian Fiedler	...	Folke
Erik Ahrnbom	...	Håkan
Harry Goldstein	...	Göran
Michael Fares	...	Mike
Viktor Friberg	...	Janne
Jan Fares	...	Mike's dad
Yngve Dahlberg	...	Gunnar
Kerstin Hellström	...	Kindergarten teacher
Paula McManus	...	Jacob's first date
Maj-Lis Hörne	...	Elsa

Also Known As:

Kops (Denmark) (Sweden) (alternative spelling)
Josef Fares 2002 (Sweden) (working title)
Josef Fares 2003 (Sweden) (working title)
Josef Fares nya (Sweden) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Sweden | Denmark

Language:

Swedish | English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:10 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Australia:M | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Bäckefors, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Company:

Memfis Film

Trivia:

The visual effects crew had to digitally remove reflections of cameras and other equipment seen in Benny's glasses in post-production.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The call signal sounds from their radios are wrong. The Swedish Police and Rescue services use two different radio systems (when the film was made. They are now changing to a TETRA system). The S80 is only used by the Police in the three biggest cities. The S70 is used by everyone, (Police, Rescue, SAR, Mil etc) everywhere else. Since the film is "far from everything" they should use the S70 system but the sounds are from a S80 system.

Quotes:

Jacob: We just want to change the statistics a bit.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Back to the Future (1985)

Soundtrack:

KÄRLEK ROSTAR INTE

Well done, Mr.Fares!

After box office hit Jalla!Jalla!, Josef Fares comes with another comedy, which is a total gas.

It's about some policemen in small-town Sweden who, crime being absent, spend most of their time, and they've got a lot of it, eating hot dogs at the local snack bar. Their biggest problem is a cow occasionally running in the street. Suddenly, they find out the police station is gonna shut down since there are no criminals around. At this point, the four protagonists(including Jalla-veterans Fares Fares and Torkel Peterson) decide to "raise the statistic". The results are hilarious...

The movie is really funny and the characters are nice and believable, with the exception of Benny(Torkel Peterson), a complete moron who thinks he's Neo, Rambo and John McClane in one person. Nevertheless, Peterson is actually the main reason I kept laughing while watching the film.

The only problem, if I can call it a problem, is the fact that some gags are a little bit too, you know, Swedish. For example, when the "kopps" accidentally blow up the previously mentioned snack bar, Benny's first reaction is "Oh sh*t! Where the hell are we gonna have lunch now?".

Aside from that, there's no reason people shouldn't watch, and enjoy, this amusing film.

8,5/10