Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Michel Côté | ... | Jacques Laroche | |
Louis-José Houde | ... | Marc Laroche | |
Rémy Girard | ... | Charles Bérubé | |
Caroline Dhavernas | ... | Geneviève | |
Robin Aubert | ... | Gilbert B ouchard | |
Patrick Drolet | ... | Tim Bérubé | |
Luc Senay | ... | Père Mamours - Simon | |
Pierre Collin | ... | Père Mamours - Antoine | |
Normand D'Amour | ... | Père Rockeur - Roberto | |
Patrice Coquereau | ... | Père Moi - Langis | |
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Joachim Tanguay | ... | Fils Mou - Junior |
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Jonathan Gagnon | ... | Fils Mamours - Benoît |
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Frédéric Paquet | ... | Fils Froc - Maxime |
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Clermont Jolicoeur | ... | Fils Punk - Jules |
Sébastien Huberdeau | ... | Simard |
They are father and son. They are both cops. And they are about to work together as a team. Trouble is... neither can stand the sight of the other. Jacques and Marc have been paired up in order to save the life of a brother officer who has been kidnapped by a biker gang. The success of their mission hinges on a lawyer in crisis. Charles Bérubé may be the bikers' legal representative, but his conscience is giving him such a bad time that he looks ready to betray his clients to the forces of law and order. Jacques and Marc go undercover to get up close and personal with their target. Will they gain Bérubé's trust? Will they coax him into baring his troubled conscience and all the information it contains? The film combines the strengths of a great, classic comedy cop thriller with a hilarious study of a dysfunctional, father-son relationship. Written by Sydney Levine
After the box-office success locally of Bon Cop, Bad Cop, there is now a will in the Quebec Province to replicate the success of the funny crime thrillers, which have been so popular and successful in Hollywood (Lethal Weapons, Rush Hours, Bad Boys and so many more). Basically, mix some action and fun scenes and make a product that's not meant to be taken entirely seriously.
Unfortnately, where Bon Cop, Bad Cop shined with a cool cinematography, evocative characters personified by great actors with chemistry and scenes that were hilarious, De Père en flic has little of that. Louis-José Houde is simply not credible as a cop, and is simply not as funny in a full role as he could be in a cameo or as a stand-up comedian. Michel Côté is better but has very little to work with. Rémy Girard is a wonderful actor but here, seems to go through the motion and repeat his character from "Les Boys". Finally, the very pretty Caroline Dhavernas is totally lacking any credibility as a cop and annoys us with her wooden acting. Her lack of chemistry with Houde also kills their romance.
The actual crime plot and story? Completely ludicrous and cliché. The writing and direction fails to engage the viewers at any point in the story. In most movies of the genre, it is good to remember we often know how it's going to end, the point of these films is to make the ride enjoyable by creating cool action scenes, poignant moments and of course, making us laugh at times.
This film fails. And if it wasn't a local product, the rating would be closer to the 5 it deserves. I suspect a lot of reviewers are being nicer because of the local factor and that just doesn't cut it with me.