Let's Be Cops

****
UK Release Date: August 27th 2014

Two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted "heroes" get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.

Director: Luke Greenfield (Something Borrowed, The Girl Next Door)

Starring: Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr.

Let's Be Cops is formulaic to a T, but is immensely fun, and funny, and fake. The only thing that's fake is our on-screen cop duo. Ryan (Johnson) and Justin (Wayans) are a likeable pair of morons whose lives are literally going nowhere.

So what's the best and worst course of action they could possibly take? Be something they're not, that's what! Let's Be Cops takes 21/22 Jump Street and reverses the effects. Instead of having a pair of failing cops we have a couple of failures surprisingly succeeding at playing cops. 

Getting wrapped up in their make-believe charade is acceptable. Maybe not in the eyes of the law, but definitely in the eyes of those who wish they could get away with it. Similarities can be seen with that of Grand Theft Auto, however loosely.

Ryan and Justin are a likeable pair, pushing the film's limits far beyond what it should be. An amazing A-lister has been chosen as the villain, adding interest to the score.

There are very few outstanding moments in Let's Be Cops. That's because it's consistent, and a damn good watch.