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Dean (6921 KP) rated Copshop (2021) in Movies

Sep 17, 2021  
Copshop (2021)
Copshop (2021)
2021 | Thriller
6
6.7 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Stylish (2 more)
Score
Alexis Louder
Slow first half (0 more)
Good old style shoot 'em thriller
A fairly plain and simple action thriller, with over the top characters. Almost like a comic book adaption with a retro twist. A man on the run gets arrested hoping that will keep him safe. The hitmen on his tail have other ideas.
It's a little slow to getting going but it's not long before the chaos ensues and the bullets flying everywhere. Funny in places and Alexis Louder was impressive in her role. One to switch the brain off to and just enjoy the show.
  
Copshop (2021)
Copshop (2021)
2021 | Thriller
8
6.7 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Alexis louder (3 more)
Frank grillo
Gerald butler
Tony huss
Watched today what can I say about this its loud and very violent and I liked it it ticked my boxes I knew going into this movie that it was going to one of those either u loved it or lated it best performance goes to alexis louder as the cop who finds herself in worsening situation not knowing who to trust those in the jail or those In her police department and then there's Tony huss as Anthony lamb in my opinion best screen psycho of 2021 he took his role to all new level of madness anyway good afternoons viewing
  
Copshop (2021)
Copshop (2021)
2021 | Thriller
5
6.7 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Alexis Louder - very impressive acting performance (0 more)
Ludicrous plot "twists" that make no sense (0 more)
Ludicrous plot points ruin a promising actioner.
Teddy Murretto (Frank Grillo) is arrested after deliberately punching dedicated rookie cop Valerie Young (Alexis Louder) and incarcerated within Gun Creek City police station. Soon after, Bob Viddick (Gerard Butler) is dumped in the opposite cell for drunk driving. It’s clear both men intended to end up there, but why?

The wheels come off the night big time though when the psychopathic Anthony Lamb (Toby Huss) arrives, having the same mission as Viddick.

Positives:
- While the three male leads have fun with their roles, the star of the show for me was the (unknown to me) Alexis Louder. She delivers a really strong performance here, with a confident stillness in some of her close-ups.
- There are a number of nice lines in the script, some of which made me laugh out loud, which I wasn't expecting to do.
- As a 'park your brain at the door' shoot-em-up, the ending is fun, similar in many ways I thought to the claustrophobic violence of "Free Fire".

Negatives:
- Here's YET another example of a script that is downright insulting to the audience's intelligence. There are some genuine "WTF" moments in this script. I can't go into details without dropping spoilers, but the biggest of these - you'll know it when you see it - is a genuine "HANG ON A MINUTE!!!" moment.
- The sound mix drowns out a lot of the (already drawly and indistinct) dialogue with the incessant music. It's really difficult to pick up on some of the lines.
- There's something surprisingly 'retro' about the whole movie, right down to the use of split-screen at the end. The titles feel as if they were from a 70's TV show like Kojak. I could imagine this would work well... if the movie had actually been set in the 70's!

Summary Thoughts on "Copshop": There's almost a good little action film buried in here struggling to get out. Alexis Louder makes a very positive impression with the best parts of the film happening when she is verbally sparring with Butler. But a good action movie needs to keep things credible, albeit on the edge of credibility (e.g. John McClane's lift shaft fall in "Die Hard" is very much on the boundary, if a little over it). Thanks to some ludicrous decisions within the script, this one lost all credibility for me and took me right out of the story.

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