While Bon Cop Bad Cop mines deeply from existing cop-buddy flicks of the past (in particular, the Lethal Weapon series), the Canadianization of having the cops come from Ontario (straigh-laced Martin Ward (Colm Feore)) and Quebec (rebel David Bouchard (Patrick Huard)) adds a very interesting dash of difference to the whole affair. It really helps out matters that the leads share a great chemistry on-screen, and both can really act.
Feore is a popular actor in English Canada, while Huard (who shares writing and producing credits) is perhaps the most popular actor in Quebec. Put the two of them together with a decent budget, a good script and taut direction and you have a real winner of a movie.
The story starts off with a dead body found draped over the sign at the Ontario-Quebec border, forcing the two mis-matched cops to work together. The story involves a serial killer who is wiping out hockey personas due to a grudge against the "great game" being sold out to American interests. Naturally, the two cops differ in methods and ideas, but over the course of the case, come to like and respect each other. Typical cop-buddy fare, but so well done here that you barely notice any cheese creeping in.
I laughed in the right places, groaned in the right places, and felt touched in the right places. The film features good stunts, high production values, and wonderful, politically incorrect, Canadian-based humour (Americans be warned - there is some Yankee-bashing going on here). Experienced Quebec filmmaker Eric Canuel directs with a tautness that borders on French cinema and keeps the action moving quickly.
Look especially for the performances of Pierre Lebeau as Captain Le Boeuf and Rick Mercer as the Don Cherry-like Tom Berry (the names comprise a wonderful set of jokes all on their own).
Highly recommended for everyone who enjoys this genre.
Feore is a popular actor in English Canada, while Huard (who shares writing and producing credits) is perhaps the most popular actor in Quebec. Put the two of them together with a decent budget, a good script and taut direction and you have a real winner of a movie.
The story starts off with a dead body found draped over the sign at the Ontario-Quebec border, forcing the two mis-matched cops to work together. The story involves a serial killer who is wiping out hockey personas due to a grudge against the "great game" being sold out to American interests. Naturally, the two cops differ in methods and ideas, but over the course of the case, come to like and respect each other. Typical cop-buddy fare, but so well done here that you barely notice any cheese creeping in.
I laughed in the right places, groaned in the right places, and felt touched in the right places. The film features good stunts, high production values, and wonderful, politically incorrect, Canadian-based humour (Americans be warned - there is some Yankee-bashing going on here). Experienced Quebec filmmaker Eric Canuel directs with a tautness that borders on French cinema and keeps the action moving quickly.
Look especially for the performances of Pierre Lebeau as Captain Le Boeuf and Rick Mercer as the Don Cherry-like Tom Berry (the names comprise a wonderful set of jokes all on their own).
Highly recommended for everyone who enjoys this genre.
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