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Title: Kindergarten Cop (1990)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | Kimble | |
| Penelope Ann Miller | ... | Joyce | |
| Pamela Reed | ... | Phoebe | |
| Linda Hunt | ... | Miss Schlowski | |
| Richard Tyson | ... | Crisp | |
| Carroll Baker | ... | Eleanor Crisp | |
| Joseph Cousins | ... | Dominic | |
| Christian Cousins | ... | Dominic | |
| Cathy Moriarty | ... | Sylvester's Mother | |
| Park Overall | ... | Samantha's Mother | |
| Jayne Brook | ... | Zach's Mother | |
| Richard Portnow | ... | Captain Salazar | |
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Tom Kurlander | ... | Danny |
| Alix Koromzay | ... | Cindy | |
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Betty Lou Henson | ... | Keisha's Mother |
After numerous fruitless attempts, the veteran LAPD Detective, John Kimble, has one last chance to put behind bars once and for all the elusive drug kingpin, Cullen Crisp, who is trying to find the whereabouts of his son and his ex-wife who run away with millions of dollars. In high hopes of picking up clues, the massive officer finds himself at a bustling elementary school in Astoria, Oregon, posing as a substitute kindergarten teacher; however, to keep up the ruse without blowing his cover, John must keep under control a noisy classroom full of intimidating five-year-old adversaries. Can Kimble show them who's boss? Written by Nick Riganas
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Kindergarten Cop was a surprisingly good film. I was not expecting it to work, and it worked so much better than I expected it to. Kindergarten Cop is a little overlong and the villains are perhaps a little too pantomime. However, the film does look lovely, and the score and soundtrack gives it its heart-warming sentiment.
The script also worked. It was funny, it was poignant and it was well-meaning, while there is also a heart-warming story, good direction and pacing and the action while sometimes intense is well-handled.
I was very surprised by the acting. Kindergarten Cop is not Arnold Schwarznegger's best film, but it does show that he can do comedy, and here he does do it well. He is suitably low-key and avoids being wooden as well. Penelope Ann Miller gives good support as well, and the chemistry between the two is convincing without taking over the film too much. The characters could have easily been stereotypical and unlikeable, but they aren't, instead they have a certain warmth to them, and this is including the kids.
Overall, not a comedy classic, but it works far better than it should have done. 8/10 Bethany Cox